diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ packaging_targets := \
   docker-centos7 \
   docker-debian-jessie \
   docker-debian-stretch \
-  docker-fedora29 \
+  docker-fedora \
   docker-ubuntu-trusty \
   docker-ubuntu-trusty-ppa \
   docker-ubuntu-xenial \
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ packaging_targets := \
   docker-ubuntu-artful-ppa \
   docker-ubuntu-bionic \
   docker-ubuntu-bionic-ppa \
-  fedora29 \
+  fedora \
   linux-wheels \
   linux-wheels-x86_64 \
   linux-wheels-i686 \
diff --git a/contrib/packaging/Makefile b/contrib/packaging/Makefile
--- a/contrib/packaging/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/packaging/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ UBUNTU_CODENAMES := \
   cosmic \
   disco
 
-FEDORA_RELEASES := \
-  29
+FEDORA_RELEASE := 29
 
 CENTOS_RELEASES := \
   5 \
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ help:
 	@echo 'docker-debian-{$(strip $(DEBIAN_CODENAMES))}'
 	@echo '   Build Debian packages specific to a Debian distro using Docker.'
 	@echo ''
-	@echo 'docker-fedora{$(strip $(FEDORA_RELEASES))}'
-	@echo '   Build an RPM for a specific Fedora version using Docker.'
+	@echo 'docker-fedora'
+	@echo '   Build an RPM for a Fedora $(FEDORA_RELEASE) using Docker.'
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'docker-ubuntu-{$(strip $(UBUNTU_CODENAMES))}'
 	@echo '   Build Debian package specific to an Ubuntu distro using Docker.'
@@ -56,8 +55,8 @@ help:
 	@echo 'centos{$(strip $(CENTOS_RELEASES))}'
 	@echo '   Build an RPM for a specific CentOS version locally'
 	@echo ''
-	@echo 'fedora{$(strip $(FEDORA_RELEASES))}'
-	@echo '   Build an RPM for a specific Fedora version locally'
+	@echo 'fedora'
+	@echo '   Build an RPM for Fedora $(FEDORA_RELEASE) locally'
 
 .PHONY: help
 
@@ -94,22 +93,17 @@ endef
 $(foreach codename,$(UBUNTU_CODENAMES),$(eval $(call ubuntu_targets,$(codename))))
 
 # Fedora targets.
-define fedora_targets
-.PHONY: fedora$(1)
-fedora$(1):
-	mkdir -p $$(HGROOT)/packages/fedora$(1)
+.PHONY: fedora
+fedora:
+	mkdir -p $(HGROOT)/packages/fedora$(FEDORA_RELEASE)
 	./buildrpm
-	cp $$(HGROOT)/contrib/packaging/rpmbuild/RPMS/*/* $$(HGROOT)/packages/fedora$(1)
-	cp $$(HGROOT)/contrib/packaging/rpmbuild/SRPMS/* $$(HGROOT)/packages/fedora$(1)
+	cp $(HGROOT)/contrib/packaging/rpmbuild/RPMS/*/* $(HGROOT)/packages/fedora$(FEDORA_RELEASE)
+	cp $(HGROOT)/contrib/packaging/rpmbuild/SRPMS/* $(HGROOT)/packages/fedora$(FEDORA_RELEASE)
 	rm -rf $(HGROOT)/rpmbuild
 
-.PHONY: docker-fedora$(1)
-docker-fedora$(1):
-	./dockerrpm fedora$(1)
-
-endef
-
-$(foreach release,$(FEDORA_RELEASES),$(eval $(call fedora_targets,$(release))))
+.PHONY: docker-fedora
+docker-fedora:
+	./dockerrpm fedora$(FEDORA_RELEASE)
 
 # CentOS targets.
 define centos_targets