diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 6d805a53..36a5857a 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ rpm-release: rpm-update-release
 		echo "+ version matches latest relea$(SED) rpm version" ;\
 	fi
 
-rpm-release-update: rpm-release rpm-update
-rpm-release-reinstall: rpm-release rpm-reinstall
+# doesn't work
+# rpm-release-update: rpm-release rpm-update
+
+rpm-release-reinstall: rpm-uninstall rpm-release rpm-install