diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60d06099f..408290b85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 *.so
 *~
 *.swp
+*.rpm
 Makefile
 config.log
 config.status
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 167dc0cf5..d4cc433d5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ dist:
 deb: dist
 	./mkdeb.sh $(NAME) $(VERSION)
 
+.PHONY: rpms
+rpms:
+	./platform/rpm/mkrpm.sh $(NAME) $(VERSION)
+
 extras: all
 	$(MAKE) -C extras/firetools