diff --git a/deps/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-dist.mk b/deps/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-dist.mk
index 35b0dda529..15e6447aa6 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-dist.mk
+++ b/deps/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-dist.mk
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ CLI_SCRIPTS_LOCK = $(CLI_SCRIPTS_DIR).lock
 CLI_ESCRIPTS_LOCK = $(CLI_ESCRIPTS_DIR).lock
 
 ifneq ($(filter-out rabbit_common amqp10_common rabbitmq_stream_common,$(PROJECT)),)
-dist:: install-cli
+app:: install-cli
 test-build:: install-cli
 endif