diff --git a/tools/release/Makefile b/tools/release/Makefile
index 6d5dfdbabd7..bcbb6eaf851 100644
--- a/tools/release/Makefile
+++ b/tools/release/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ test:
 	for f in release t/test.pl `find . -name "*.pm"`; do perl -c $$f; done
 	if [ -f t/test.log ]; then rm t/test.log; fi
 	if [ ! -f bootstrap.cfg ]; then cp bootstrap.cfg.example bootstrap.cfg; fi
+	cp t/tinder-config.pl.orig t/tinder-config.pl
 	./t/test.pl
 
 stage:
diff --git a/tools/release/t/tinder-config.pl b/tools/release/t/tinder-config.pl.orig
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/release/t/tinder-config.pl
rename to tools/release/t/tinder-config.pl.orig