diff --git a/releng/README b/releng/README
index b4771a5e44..e73f395043 100644
--- a/releng/README
+++ b/releng/README
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 This directory contains scripts etc for creating a tarball/package out of the SVN tree.
+Use makerel.sh to generate a tarball, do not use other scripts
 It is designed to be run before releases or by developers/users before a local install from source.
diff --git a/releng/makerel.sh b/releng/makerel.sh
index 75d1f8c17f..259a2f99e1 100755
--- a/releng/makerel.sh
+++ b/releng/makerel.sh
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ rm -rf build
 tar cvf opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR-$BUILD-$BRANCH.tar opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR/*
 gzip opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR-$BUILD-$BRANCH.tar
 
+rm -rf opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR
 echo "Produced binary tarball ready for distribution."