diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c311de..3f252b3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 SET(PACKAGE_STRING "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 SET(ARCHIVE_NAME ${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION})
+IF(NOT TARGET dist)
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(dist
   COMMAND git config tar.tar.xz.command "xz -c"
   COMMAND git archive --prefix=${ARCHIVE_NAME}/ -o ${ARCHIVE_NAME}.tar.gz HEAD
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
   )
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(distcheck dist)
+ENDIF(NOT TARGET dist)
 
 IF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   SET(HAVE_SHARED TRUE)