diff --git a/src/bootstrap/mk/Makefile.in b/src/bootstrap/mk/Makefile.in
index 1fa70081938..cbcd85fb6b0 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/mk/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/bootstrap/mk/Makefile.in
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ check-cargotest:
 dist:
 	$(Q)$(BOOTSTRAP) dist $(BOOTSTRAP_ARGS)
 distcheck:
-	$(Q)$(BOOTSTRAP) test distcheck
+	$(Q)$(BOOTSTRAP) dist $(BOOTSTRAP_ARGS)
+	$(Q)$(BOOTSTRAP) test distcheck $(BOOTSTRAP_ARGS)
 install:
 	$(Q)$(BOOTSTRAP) dist --install $(BOOTSTRAP_ARGS)
 tidy: