diff --git a/distrib/macppc/Makefile b/distrib/macppc/Makefile
index 14594e552083..b2e4796d338b 100644
--- a/distrib/macppc/Makefile
+++ b/distrib/macppc/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 2002/02/09 13:56:50 lukem Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.10 2002/03/31 06:44:12 lukem Exp $
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>		# Use /etc/mk.conf.
 
@@ -9,17 +9,11 @@ SUBDIR=	floppies
 
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>
 
-.ifndef RELEASEDIR
-release:
-	@echo setenv RELEASEDIR first
-	@false
-.else
 BOOTFLOPOBJ != cd ${.CURDIR}/floppies/bootfloppy && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
 BOOTOBJ != cd ${.CURDIR}/../../sys/arch/macppc/stand/ofwboot && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
 
-release:
+release: check_RELEASEDIR
 	${IINST} ${BOOTOBJ}/ofwboot.elf ${ITARGET}/
 	${IINST} ${BOOTOBJ}/ofwboot.xcf ${ITARGET}/
 	${IINST} ${BOOTFLOPOBJ}/boot.fs ${ITARGET}/
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/floppies/md-kernel && ${MAKE} release
-.endif