diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index d842db80..9430f560 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ SCM_ADD                      = cvs add
 SCM_PUSH                     =
 SCM_PULL                     = cvs update -dP
 
+pull-maintainer:
+	$(SCM_PULL)
+
 define check_scm_sync
 	echo + checking cvs ;\
 	$(SCM_PULL) ;\
@@ -265,6 +268,8 @@ SCM_ADD                      = git add
 SCM_PUSH                     = git push
 SCM_PULL                     = make git-pull-maintainer
 
+pull-maintainer: git-pull-maintainer
+
 define check_scm_sync
 	echo + checking git ;\
 	$(SCM_PULL) || {\
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@ pkg-rebuild-reinstall: pkg-clean pkg-build pkg-reinstall
 # doesn't work
 # pkg-release-update: pkg-release pkg-update
 
-pkg-release-reinstall: update
+pkg-release-reinstall: pull-maintainer
 	$(PKG_SH) release $(PKG_SH_BUILD_OPTS)
 ifneq ($(TARGET_HOST),)
 pkg-remote-install: