diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 1aa4d0197e..3f5a90b9cc 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ tar: clean
 	tar cf boinc.tar * ; gzip boinc.tar
 
 client_tar: clean
-	cd client; ${MAKE} tar;
+	cd client; ./configure; ${MAKE} tar;
diff --git a/client/Makefile.in b/client/Makefile.in
index 47cd7b3fbf..d5662bb6fd 100644
--- a/client/Makefile.in
+++ b/client/Makefile.in
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test_file_xfer: test_file_xfer.o $(TEST_FX_OBJS)
 	$(CC) test_file_xfer.o $(TEST_FX_OBJS) $(CLIBS) -o test_file_xfer
 
 tar:
-	cd $(topsrcdir); tar cf boinc_client.tar $(TAR_TARGETS); \
+	cd $(topsrcdir)/..; tar cf boinc_client.tar $(TAR_TARGETS); \
 	    gzip boinc_client.tar;
 
 clean: