diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 3412869..aa0135f 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -180,13 +180,16 @@ archive:	release
 	false
 .endif
 .if !defined(RELEASEDB)
-	@echo "RELEASEDB must be defined" 1>&2
-	false
-.endif
+	/usr/local/bin/freenas-release -P ${PRODUCT} \
+		--archive ${ARCHIVE} \
+		-K ${FREENAS_KEYFILE} \
+		add ${BE_ROOT}/release/LATEST
+.else
 	/usr/local/bin/freenas-release -P ${PRODUCT} \
 		-D ${RELEASEDB} --archive ${ARCHIVE} \
 		-K ${FREENAS_KEYFILE} \
 		add ${BE_ROOT}/release/LATEST
+.endif
 
 rebuild: checkout all
 	@${BUILD_TOOLS}/create-release-distribution.py