diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index e41b6a4..920c1cc 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build a release of twander using 'make'
-# $Id: makefile,v 1.104 2005/02/02 22:41:09 tundra Exp $
+# $Id: makefile,v 1.105 2005/02/02 22:54:55 tundra Exp $
 
 
 #####
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 %.ps: %.3
 	@groff -man -Tps $< >$@
 
+%.pyo: %.py
+	@python -OOOO -c"import py_compile;py_compile.compile('$<')"
+
 %.py.ps: %.py
 	@enscript -Epython -fCourier8 -i2 -L77 -C --mark-wrapped-lines=arrow -p$@ $<
 
@@ -96,7 +99,6 @@
 
 release: docs progs
 	@mkdir ${DIR}
-	@python -OOOO -c"import compileall; compileall.compile_dir('./')"
 	@mv ${DOCFILES} ${PROGFILES} ${SUPPFILES} ${DIR}
 	@tar -czvf ${TARBALL} ${DIR}
 	@rm -rf ${DIR}