diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 862a01f0..2be25406 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 docsdir   := @docdir@/docs
 docs_DATA  = config.md conditions.md distro.md inetd.md plugins.md	\
 	     service.md signals.md svc-machine.png
-
+EXTRA_DIST = $(docs_DATA)