diff --git a/contrib/credential/netrc/.gitignore b/contrib/credential/netrc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d41cdde84b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/credential/netrc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+git-credential-netrc
diff --git a/contrib/credential/netrc/Makefile b/contrib/credential/netrc/Makefile
index 6174e3bb83..c284fb8ac4 100644
--- a/contrib/credential/netrc/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/credential/netrc/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,30 @@
 # The default target of this Makefile is...
 all::
 
-test:
+SCRIPT_PERL = git-credential-netrc.perl
+GIT_ROOT_DIR = ../../..
+HERE = contrib/credential/netrc
+
+SCRIPT_PERL_FULL = $(patsubst %,$(HERE)/%,$(SCRIPT_PERL))
+
+all:: build
+
+build:
+	$(MAKE) -C $(GIT_ROOT_DIR) SCRIPT_PERL="$(SCRIPT_PERL_FULL)" \
+                build-perl-script
+
+install: build
+	$(MAKE) -C $(GIT_ROOT_DIR) SCRIPT_PERL="$(SCRIPT_PERL_FULL)" \
+                install-perl-script
+
+clean:
+	$(MAKE) -C $(GIT_ROOT_DIR) SCRIPT_PERL="$(SCRIPT_PERL_FULL)" \
+                clean-perl-script
+
+test: build
 	./t-git-credential-netrc.sh
 
-testverbose:
+testverbose: build
 	./t-git-credential-netrc.sh -d -v
+
+.PHONY: all build install clean test testverbose
diff --git a/contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc b/contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc.perl
similarity index 100%
rename from contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc
rename to contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc.perl