diff --git a/release/Makefile.gce b/release/Makefile.gce
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7d6a75fb300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/Makefile.gce
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+#
+# Makefile for uploading Google Compute Engine disk images.
+#
+
+GCE_IMG?=		${.OBJDIR}/gce.raw
+GCE_UPLOAD_TGTS=	gce-check-depends \
+			gce-do-package \
+			gce-do-upload
+# I do not yet have a better way to deal with the "must be run interactively"
+# thing, so this is a fail-safe "do not do anything."
+.if !defined(GCE_LOGIN_SKIP) || empty(GCE_LOGIN_SKIP)
+GCE_UPLOAD_TGTS=	gce-do-login
+.endif
+CLEANFILES+=		${GCE_UPLOAD_TGTS}
+
+GCE_BUCKET?=
+
+.if ${BRANCH} == "STABLE" || ${BRANCH} == "CURRENT" || ${BRANCH} == "PRERELEASE"
+SNAPSHOT_DATE!=		date +-%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M
+.endif
+
+# Really?  Uppercase characters are not allowed?  Sigh...
+# And don't even get me started on the '.'.
+GCE_TARGET:=		${OSRELEASE:S,.raw,,:tl:S,.,-,g}${SNAPSHOT_DATE}
+
+gce-upload:		${GCE_UPLOAD_TGTS}
+
+gce-check-depends:
+.for VAR in _BUCKET
+. if !defined(GCE${VAR}) || empty(GCE${VAR})
+	@echo "Variable GCE${VAR} cannot be empty."
+	@false
+. endif
+.endfor
+.if !exists(/usr/local/bin/gcutil)
+. if !execho ists(${PORTSDIR}/net/google-cloud-api/Makefile)
+.  if !exists(/usr/local/sbin/pkg-static)
+	env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg bootstrap -yf
+.  endif
+	env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg install -y net/google-cloud-api
+. else
+	make -C ${PORTSDIR}/net/google-cloud-api BATCH=1 all install clean
+. endif
+.endif
+
+gce-do-package:
+	@# Yes, really...  Sigh.
+	cd ${.OBJDIR} && mv gce.raw disk.raw
+	cd ${.OBJDIR} && tar --format=gnutar -zcf \
+		${GCE_TARGET:S,${.OBJDIR}/,,}.tar.gz disk.raw
+	cd ${.OBJDIR} && mv disk.raw gce.raw
+	touch ${.OBJDIR}/${.TARGET}
+
+gce-do-login:
+	@echo "This requires human interaction, which is not yet supported."
+	@true
+
+gce-do-upload:
+	@# Fallthrough in case the bucket already exists.
+	/usr/local/bin/gsutil mb gs://${GCE_BUCKET} || true
+	/usr/local/bin/gsutil cp ${.OBJDIR}/${GCE_TARGET}.tar.gz \
+		gs://${GCE_BUCKET}/
+	/usr/local/bin/gcutil addimage ${GCE_TARGET} \
+		gs://${GCE_BUCKET}/${GCE_TARGET}.tar.gz
+	touch ${.OBJDIR}/${.TARGET}
+
diff --git a/release/Makefile.vm b/release/Makefile.vm
index ae7c3aa0295c..c9f4477a04c2 100644
--- a/release/Makefile.vm
+++ b/release/Makefile.vm
@@ -155,3 +155,4 @@ cloudware-install:
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.ec2"
 .include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.azure"
+.include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.gce"
diff --git a/release/tools/gce-package.sh b/release/tools/gce-package.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5d8ec3311303..000000000000
--- a/release/tools/gce-package.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# $FreeBSD$
-#
-
-# Script to handle packaging cloud images for GCE.
-#
-# XXX:
-# This script only exists to help in automating image creation,
-# and reimplementing this is intended (in other words, this is
-# temporary).
-
-usage() {
-	echo "Usage:"
-	echo "$(basename ${0}) -D <destdir> -I <input_file> -S <src_tree>"
-	exit 1
-}
-
-main() {
-	while getopts "D:I:W:" opt; do
-		case ${opt} in
-			D)
-				DESTDIR="${OPTARG}"
-				;;
-			I)
-				INFILE="${OPTARG}"
-				;;
-			S)
-				WORLDDIR="${OPTARG}"
-				;;
-			*)
-				usage
-				;;
-		esac
-	done
-	shift $(( ${OPTIND} - 1 ))
-
-	if [ -z "${DESTDIR}" -o -z "${INFILE}" -o -z "${WORLDDIR}" ]; then
-		usage
-	fi
-
-	OUTFILE="$(make -C ${WORLDDIR}/release -V OSRELEASE).tar.gz"
-
-	cd ${DESTDIR} && tar --format=gnutar -zcf ${OUTFILE} ${INFILE}
-}
-
-main "$@"