diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index d9dbb4f80c20..e3a233d355d2 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ ftp: packagesystem
 	cp *.txz MANIFEST ftp
 
 release:	real-release vm-release cloudware-release
-	touch ${.TARGET}
+	touch ${.OBJDIR}/${.TARGET}
 
 real-release:
 	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} ${.MAKEFLAGS} obj