diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 76a09325..9eb578a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ $(RCPDIR)/.dirstamp: .FORCE
 $(RCPDIR)/%: .FORCE
 	@echo " • Building recipe $(@F) ..."
 
-	- $(TIMEOUT) $(EVAL) "(let ((package-build-stable $(STABLE)) (package-build-archive-dir (expand-file-name \"$(PKGDIR)\" pb/this-dir))) (package-build-archive '$(@F)))"
+	- $(TIMEOUT) $(EVAL) "(let ((package-build-stable $(STABLE)) (package-build-write-melpa-badge-images t) (package-build-archive-dir (expand-file-name \"$(PKGDIR)\" pb/this-dir))) (package-build-archive '$(@F)))"
 
 	@echo " ✓ Wrote $$(ls -lsh $(PKGDIR)/$(@F)-*) "
 	@echo " Sleeping for $(SLEEP) ..."