diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 72a43cca52..b88399ecb9 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -842,8 +842,8 @@ platform: $(INSTALLED_PLATFORM_ZIP)
 platform-java: platform
 
 # Dist the platform.zip
-ifneq (,$(filter platform, $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
-$(call dist-for-goals, platform, $(INSTALLED_PLATFORM_ZIP))
+ifneq (,$(filter platform platform-java, $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+$(call dist-for-goals, platform platform-java, $(INSTALLED_PLATFORM_ZIP))
 endif
 
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