diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index a601921b3303..9b80f8afa8f0 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ ftp: packagesystem
 	cp *.txz MANIFEST ftp
 
 release:	real-release vm-release cloudware-release
+	@true
 
 real-release:
 	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} ${.MAKEFLAGS} obj