diff --git a/makedist.pl b/makedist.pl
index 9af050302..c1cf89fb2 100755
--- a/makedist.pl
+++ b/makedist.pl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $fullvers =~ /^([0-9\.]+)(\-(\d+))?$/ || usage();
 $vers = $1;
 $release = $3;
 $tardir = $min ? "minimal" : "tarballs";
-$vfile = $min ? "$fullvers-minimal" : $fullvers;
+$vfile = $min ? "$vers-minimal" : $vers;
 $zipdir = "zips";
 $vers || usage();