diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
 
 ## How To Use The Makefile
 
+NOTE: As of 12-20-2020 there is a new `make` target called `insecure`.
+If you see a problem with `git clone` failing during builds, run `make
+insecure` and this should fix it.  This is caused by some problem with
+how `openssl@1.1` finds its certs.
+
+This "fix" works by telling both `curl` and `git` to ignore
+certificate validation of https.  So ...  DON'T do this on a
+production environment.  It's really there for building inside containers
+to produce release tarballs.
+
 This `makefile` handles both the bootstrapping and then the full release of
 a custom linuxbrew based toolset, installed at any location you wish
 (so long as you have write permission there).
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 8f5f653..06d8447 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
 
 full-build:
 	@echo "Make sure the bootstrap is installed at ${TOOLSDIR}"
-	echo insecure > ~/.curlrc
-	git config --global http.sslVerify false
 	sudo yum -y install autoconf automake patch perl texinfo
 	${BREW} install --verbose  ${LANGS}
 	${BREW} link --verbose python
@@ -86,6 +84,10 @@
 	brew upgrade
 	pip install ${PIPMODULES} -U --ignore-installed
 
+insecure:
+	echo insecure >> ~/.curlrc
+	git config --global http.sslVerify false
+
 
 # Housekeeping