diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 24f8e468c6bf..cbe68092c021 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ RELEASEDISTFILES?=	${.CURDIR}/../../ports/distfiles
 AUTO_KEYBOARD_DETECT?= 0
 
 .if !defined(NODOC)
-DIST_DOCS_ARCH_INDEP=	readme errata early-adopter
+DIST_DOCS_ARCH_INDEP=	readme errata
 DIST_DOCS_ARCH_DEP=	installation relnotes hardware
 .endif