diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f44963bf..b751f90e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ strip: $(BIN)
 dist:
 	mkdir -p nnn-$(VERSION)
 	$(CP) -r $(DISTFILES) nnn-$(VERSION)
-	tar -cf nnn-$(VERSION).tar nnn-$(VERSION)
-	gzip nnn-$(VERSION).tar
+	tar -cf - nnn-$(VERSION) | gzip > nnn-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 	$(RM) -r nnn-$(VERSION)
 
 sign:
diff --git a/misc/haiku/Makefile b/misc/haiku/Makefile
index dff4a7bb..9c8ff40e 100644
--- a/misc/haiku/Makefile
+++ b/misc/haiku/Makefile
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ dist:
 	$(CP) -r $(DISTFILES) nnn-$(VERSION)
 	mkdir -p nnn-$(VERSION)/misc
 	$(CP) -r misc/haiku nnn-$(VERSION)/misc
-	tar -cf nnn-$(VERSION).tar nnn-$(VERSION)
-	gzip nnn-$(VERSION).tar
+	tar -cf - nnn-$(VERSION) | gzip > nnn-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 	$(RM) -r nnn-$(VERSION)
 
 clean: