diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d62dc59..a5255c6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pip:
 	git clone git@github.com:kennethreitz/pip.git --branch heroku --depth 1
 	rm -fr src/virtualenv-1.7/virtualenv_support/pip-1.0.2.tar.gz
+	rm -fr pip/.git
 	tar -pczf src/virtualenv-1.7/virtualenv_support/pip-1.0.2.tar.gz pip
 	rm -fr pip