diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 824d23cad..9e2c6fa3f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ build: vendor
 
 # Create a single release build under the build directory
 release-build: vendor
-	$(MAKE) $(if DOCKER_BUILD,docker-)build FLAGS="-o build/pilosa-$(VERSION_ID)/pilosa"
+	$(MAKE) $(if $(DOCKER_BUILD),docker-)build FLAGS="-o build/pilosa-$(VERSION_ID)/pilosa"
 	cp LICENSE README.md build/pilosa-$(VERSION_ID)
 	tar -cvz -C build -f build/pilosa-$(VERSION_ID).tar.gz pilosa-$(VERSION_ID)/
 	@echo Created release build: build/pilosa-$(VERSION_ID).tar.gz