diff --git a/.github/build.sh b/.github/build.sh
index 014c3455..4e38b4fe 100755
--- a/.github/build.sh
+++ b/.github/build.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ make check
 # this is broken in old ubuntu
 if [ "$1" == "dist" ]; then
 	make distcheck
+	make dist
 fi
 
 sudo make install