diff --git a/mk/dist.mk b/mk/dist.mk
index 1fa1a85e55b..963627dbe09 100644
--- a/mk/dist.mk
+++ b/mk/dist.mk
@@ -314,14 +314,13 @@ ifdef CFG_WINDOWSY_$(CFG_BUILD)
 MAYBE_MINGW_TARBALLS=$(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST),dist/$(MINGW_PKG_NAME)-$(host).tar.gz)
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(CFG_DISABLE_DOCS),)
-dist-tar-bins: $(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST),dist/$(PKG_NAME)-$(host).tar.gz) $(MAYBE_MINGW_TARBALLS)
-else
-dist-tar-bins: $(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST),dist/$(PKG_NAME)-$(host).tar.gz) \
-               $(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST),dist/$(DOC_PKG_NAME)-$(host).tar.gz) \
-               $(MAYBE_MINGW_TARBALLS)
+ifeq ($(CFG_DISABLE_DOCS),)
+MAYBE_DOC_TARBALLS=$(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST),dist/$(DOC_PKG_NAME)-$(host).tar.gz)
 endif
 
+dist-tar-bins: $(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST),dist/$(PKG_NAME)-$(host).tar.gz) \
+	$(MAYBE_DOC_TARBALLS) $(MAYBE_MINGW_TARBALLS)
+
 # Just try to run the compiler for the build host
 distcheck-tar-bins: dist-tar-bins
 	@$(call E, checking binary tarball)