diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 77c9154ff42..1368b44ea02 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -266,4 +266,6 @@ md5: $(ARCHIVES)
 	@-md5sum $(PACKAGE_NAME).tar.bz2
 	@-md5sum $(PACKAGE_NAME).zip
 
-.PHONY: tarballs md5
+am--refresh:
+
+.PHONY: tarballs md5 am--refresh