diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 8bb820e..3e4057e 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ logcheck:
 $(TOPLVL)/repo:
 	@echo "Creating local RPM repository $(TOPLVL)/repo"
 	mkdir $(TOPLVL)/repo
+	$(MAKE) localrepocreate
 
 #help repoadd: Adds locally-built RPMs for this package to the local RPM
 #help repository. If this repository does not yet exist, it is created and
diff --git a/Makefile.toplevel b/Makefile.toplevel
index 367ff6b..52c3fea 100644
--- a/Makefile.toplevel
+++ b/Makefile.toplevel
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ autospecnew:
 $(TOPLVL)/repo:
 	@echo "Creating local RPM repository $(TOPLVL)/repo"
 	mkdir $(TOPLVL)/repo
+	$(MAKE) localrepocreate
 
 #help repoenable: Enables the local RPM repository for use with Yum/DNF and
 #help Mock. If this repository does not yet exist, it is created.