diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 9331486f9..3bd3206ab 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ releasecheck: releasetar
 	rm -rf "$$INSTALL_DIR" && \
 	tar xf "$$DIR"/"$$TAG".tar.gz && \
 	cd "$$TAG" && \
+	echo "[$@] $$ touch .devel" && \
+	touch .devel && \
 	echo "[$@] $$ ./configure --enable-smb --quiet --prefix=$$INSTALL_DIR" && \
 	./configure --enable-smb --quiet --prefix="$$INSTALL_DIR" && \
 	echo '[$@] $$ $(MAKE) -s all check' && \
@@ -493,6 +495,8 @@ releasecheck: releasetar
 	rm -rf "$$INSTALL_DIR" && \
 	tar xf "$$DIR"/"$$TAG".tar.gz && \
 	cd "$$TAG" && \
+	echo "[$@] $$ touch .devel" && \
+	touch .devel && \
 	mkdir build && \
 	cd build && \
 	echo '[$@] $$ cmake -DENABLE_SMB=yes [...] ..' && \