diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 57267ac2..409d5ad3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ release-package-windows:
 publish-release-packages:
 	$(MAKE) -s check-environment
 	cd dist; sha256sum ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_LINUX} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_DARWIN} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_DARWIN_ARM64} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_WINDOWS} > ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_SHAFILE}
-	cd dist; rsync -va -p ${WEBSERVER_SSH_PORT} \
+	cd dist; rsync -va -e "ssh -p ${WEBSERVER_SSH_PORT}" \
 		${RELEASE_PACKAGE_LINUX} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_DARWIN} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_DARWIN_ARM64} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_WINDOWS} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_SHAFILE} \
 		${WEBSERVER_SSH}:${WEBSERVER_ROOT}/downloads/