diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 968af51bed6d9b0ffc34be6a58d9b4eebf9f3a19..72c3991c36c4d20d59e2ba862da6184be3d02c5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ clean:
 
 .PHONY: zip
 zip:
-	zip -r thesis .
-	# Make sure .git is not part of distribution
-	zip -d thesis.zip .git/\*
+	zip thesis -x *.git* -r .
 
 .PHONY: bibtool
 bibtool: