diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f6425d..b808eca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
 	git-archimport.perl git-cvsimport.perl git-relink.perl \
 	git-shortlog.perl git-fmt-merge-msg.perl git-rerere.perl \
 	git-annotate.perl git-cvsserver.perl \
-	git-svnimport.perl git-mv.perl git-cvsexportcommit.perl
+	git-svnimport.perl git-mv.perl git-cvsexportcommit.perl \
+	git-send-email.perl
 
 SCRIPT_PYTHON = \
 	git-merge-recursive.py
@@ -317,10 +318,6 @@
 	endif
 endif
 
-ifdef WITH_SEND_EMAIL
-	SCRIPT_PERL += git-send-email.perl
-endif
-
 ifndef NO_CURL
 	ifdef CURLDIR
 		# This is still problematic -- gcc does not always want -R.
diff --git a/git.spec.in b/git.spec.in
index 96dfc1d..8ccd256 100644
--- a/git.spec.in
+++ b/git.spec.in
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-make %{_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" WITH_OWN_SUBPROCESS_PY=YesPlease WITH_SEND_EMAIL=1 \
+make %{_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" WITH_OWN_SUBPROCESS_PY=YesPlease \
      prefix=%{_prefix} all %{!?_without_docs: doc}
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-make %{_smp_mflags} DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT WITH_OWN_SUBPROCESS_PY=YesPlease WITH_SEND_EMAIL=1 \
+make %{_smp_mflags} DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT WITH_OWN_SUBPROCESS_PY=YesPlease \
      prefix=%{_prefix} mandir=%{_mandir} \
      install %{!?_without_docs: install-doc}