diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f209dc739c..106167133e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ DEFAULT_SOUNDS=en-us-callie-8000
 	@target=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|^.*-||'`; \
 	 target_prefix=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|-.*$$||'`; \
 	 sound_perfix=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|-.*||'`; \
-	 full_sound_dir=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|^sounds-||' | sed -e 's|-install$$||'`; \
-	 test -z "$$full_sound_dir" || full_sound_dir=`echo $(DEFAULT_SOUNDS)`; \
+	 full_sound_dir=`echo $@ | sed -e 's|^sounds||' | sed -e 's|^-||' | sed -e 's|-install$$||'`; \
+	 test ! -z $$full_sound_dir || full_sound_dir=`echo $(DEFAULT_SOUNDS)`; \
 	 soundfile=`echo freeswitch-sounds-$$full_sound_dir-$(PACKAGE_VERSION).tar.gz`; \
          if test "$$target" = "install"; then $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) core_install; else $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) core ; fi; \
          if test "$$target_prefix" = "sounds"; then \