diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a7233cd..e3fe5509 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ release/installers/Etcher.dmg: release/Etcher-darwin-x64 package.json
 		--platform=osx \
 		--out=release/installers
 
+release/installers/Etcher-linux-x64.tar.gz: release/Etcher-linux-x64
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	tar -zcf $@ $<
+
+release/installers/Etcher-linux-ia32.tar.gz: release/Etcher-linux-ia32
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	tar -zcf $@ $<
+
 release/installers/Etcher-x64.exe: release/Etcher-win32-x64 package.json
 	$(ELECTRON_BUILDER) $< \
 		--platform=win \
@@ -82,8 +90,9 @@ package-win32: release/Etcher-win32-ia32 release/Etcher-win32-x64
 package-all: package-osx package-linux package-win32
 
 installer-osx: release/installers/Etcher.dmg
+installer-linux: release/installers/Etcher-linux-x64.tar.gz release/installers/Etcher-linux-ia32.tar.gz
 installer-win32: release/installers/Etcher-x64.exe release/installers/Etcher.exe
-installer-all: installer-osx installer-win32
+installer-all: installer-osx installer-linux installer-win32
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf release/