diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 2031132503..7676a4f929 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1383,6 +1383,8 @@ $(INSTALLED_USERDATATARBALL_TARGET): PRIVATE_USERDATA_TAR := $(userdata_tar)
 $(INSTALLED_USERDATATARBALL_TARGET): $(FS_GET_STATS) $(INTERNAL_USERDATAIMAGE_FILES)
 	$(build-userdatatarball-target)
 
+$(call dist-for-goals,userdatatarball,$(INSTALLED_USERDATATARBALL_TARGET))
+
 .PHONY: userdatatarball-nodeps
 userdatatarball-nodeps: $(FS_GET_STATS)
 	$(build-userdatatarball-target)