diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da076378130..31a2dde7351 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -213,30 +213,7 @@ dist: doc $(TARBALL) $(PKG)
 
 PKGDIR=out/dist-osx
 
-pkg: $(PKG)
-
-$(PKG):
-	rm -rf $(PKGDIR)
-	rm -rf out/deps out/Release
-	./configure --prefix=$(PKGDIR)/32/usr/local --without-snapshot --dest-cpu=ia32
-	$(MAKE) install V=$(V)
-	rm -rf out/deps out/Release
-	./configure --prefix=$(PKGDIR)/usr/local --without-snapshot --dest-cpu=x64
-	$(MAKE) install V=$(V)
-	SIGN="$(SIGN)" PKGDIR="$(PKGDIR)" bash tools/osx-codesign.sh
-	lipo $(PKGDIR)/32/usr/local/bin/node \
-		$(PKGDIR)/usr/local/bin/node \
-		-output $(PKGDIR)/usr/local/bin/node-universal \
-		-create
-	mv $(PKGDIR)/usr/local/bin/node-universal $(PKGDIR)/usr/local/bin/node
-	rm -rf $(PKGDIR)/32
-	$(packagemaker) \
-		--id "org.nodejs.Node" \
-		--doc tools/osx-pkg.pmdoc \
-		--out $(PKG)
-	SIGN="$(SIGN)" PKG="$(PKG)" bash tools/osx-productsign.sh
-
-$(TARBALL): node doc
+release-only:
 	@if [ "$(shell git status --porcelain | egrep -v '^\?\? ')" = "" ]; then \
 		exit 0 ; \
 	else \
@@ -257,6 +234,31 @@ $(TARBALL): node doc
 	  echo "" >&2 ; \
 		exit 1 ; \
 	fi
+
+pkg: $(PKG)
+
+$(PKG): release-only
+	rm -rf $(PKGDIR)
+	rm -rf out/deps out/Release
+	./configure --prefix=$(PKGDIR)/32/usr/local --without-snapshot --dest-cpu=ia32
+	$(MAKE) install V=$(V)
+	rm -rf out/deps out/Release
+	./configure --prefix=$(PKGDIR)/usr/local --without-snapshot --dest-cpu=x64
+	$(MAKE) install V=$(V)
+	SIGN="$(SIGN)" PKGDIR="$(PKGDIR)" bash tools/osx-codesign.sh
+	lipo $(PKGDIR)/32/usr/local/bin/node \
+		$(PKGDIR)/usr/local/bin/node \
+		-output $(PKGDIR)/usr/local/bin/node-universal \
+		-create
+	mv $(PKGDIR)/usr/local/bin/node-universal $(PKGDIR)/usr/local/bin/node
+	rm -rf $(PKGDIR)/32
+	$(packagemaker) \
+		--id "org.nodejs.Node" \
+		--doc tools/osx-pkg.pmdoc \
+		--out $(PKG)
+	SIGN="$(SIGN)" PKG="$(PKG)" bash tools/osx-productsign.sh
+
+$(TARBALL): release-only node doc
 	git archive --format=tar --prefix=$(TARNAME)/ HEAD | tar xf -
 	mkdir -p $(TARNAME)/doc/api
 	cp doc/node.1 $(TARNAME)/doc/node.1
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ $(TARBALL): node doc
 
 tar: $(TARBALL)
 
-$(BINARYTAR):
+$(BINARYTAR): release-only
 	rm -rf $(BINARYNAME)
 	rm -rf out/deps out/Release
 	./configure --prefix=/ --without-snapshot --dest-cpu=$(DESTCPU)
@@ -308,4 +310,4 @@ cpplint:
 
 lint: jslint cpplint
 
-.PHONY: lint cpplint jslint bench clean docopen docclean doc dist distclean check uninstall install install-includes install-bin all staticlib dynamiclib test test-all website-upload pkg blog blogclean tar binary
+.PHONY: lint cpplint jslint bench clean docopen docclean doc dist distclean check uninstall install install-includes install-bin all staticlib dynamiclib test test-all website-upload pkg blog blogclean tar binary release-only