diff --git a/qbittorrent.pro b/qbittorrent.pro
index 4e658b8a7..c2791bfe0 100644
--- a/qbittorrent.pro
+++ b/qbittorrent.pro
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ SUBDIRS += src
 include(version.pri)
 include(qm_gen.pri)
 
-# Dist
-dist.commands += rm -fR ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}/ &&
-dist.commands += git clone . ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION} &&
-dist.commands += rm -fR ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}/.git &&
-dist.commands += rm -f ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}/.gitignore &&
-dist.commands += cd .. &&
-dist.commands += tar czf $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION} &&
-dist.commands += tar cf $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}.tar $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION} &&
-dist.commands += xz -f $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}.tar &&
-dist.commands += rm -fR $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}
+# Make target to create release tarball. Use 'make tarball'
+tarball.commands += rm -fR ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}/ &&
+tarball.commands += git clone . ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION} &&
+tarball.commands += rm -fR ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}/.git &&
+tarball.commands += rm -f ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}/.gitignore &&
+tarball.commands += cd .. &&
+tarball.commands += tar czf $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION} &&
+tarball.commands += tar cf $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}.tar $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION} &&
+tarball.commands += xz -f $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}.tar &&
+tarball.commands += rm -fR $${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}
 
-QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += dist
+QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += tarball