diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a7feba190..88087a6a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -84,16 +84,7 @@ dist: setup
 
 .PHONY: dist-minimal
 dist-minimal: setup
-	# backup original files
-	mv -f setup.cfg .setup.cfg.orig
-	mv -f pyroute2/__init__.py .init.py.orig
-	# replace with the minimal package
-	cp -f setup.minimal.cfg setup.cfg
-	cp -f pyroute2/minimal.py pyroute2/__init__.py
-	$(call nox,-e build)
-	# restore the original files
-	mv -f setup.cfg.orig setup.cfg
-	mv -f .init.py.orig pyroute2/__init__.py
+	$(call nox,-e build_minimal)
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: setup
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index d6d2dea58..1fed2f2bd 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -114,12 +114,15 @@ def setup_venv_minimal(session, config):
         session.install('twine')
         session.install('-r', 'requirements.dev.txt')
         session.install('-r', 'requirements.docs.txt')
-        session.run('mv', '-f', 'setup.cfg', 'setup.cfg.orig', external=True)
+        session.run('mv', '-f', 'setup.cfg', '.setup.cfg.orig', external=True)
+        session.run('mv', '-f', 'pyroute2/__init__.py', '.init.py.orig', external=True)
         session.run('cp', 'setup.minimal.cfg', 'setup.cfg', external=True)
+        session.run('cp', 'pyroute2/minimal.py', 'pyroute2/__init__.py', external=True)
         session.run('python', '-m', 'build')
         session.run('python', '-m', 'twine', 'check', 'dist/*')
         session.install('.')
-        session.run('mv', '-f', 'setup.cfg.orig', 'setup.cfg', external=True)
+        session.run('mv', '-f', '.setup.cfg.orig', 'setup.cfg', external=True)
+        session.run('mv', '-f', '.init.py.orig', 'pyroute2/__init__.py', external=True)
     tmpdir = os.path.abspath(session.create_tmp())
     session.run('cp', '-a', 'lab', tmpdir, external=True)
     session.run('cp', '-a', 'tests', tmpdir, external=True)
@@ -311,3 +314,9 @@ def build(session):
     session.install('twine')
     session.run('python', '-m', 'build')
     session.run('python', '-m', 'twine', 'check', 'dist/*')
+
+@nox.session
+@add_session_config
+def build_minimal(session, config):
+    '''Build the minimal package'''
+    setup_venv_minimal(session, config)