diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ebe505ca..6e72e4f5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS    = -I m4
 SUBDIRS            = plugins src
+dist_bin_SCRIPTS   = service
 doc_DATA           = README.md LICENSE finit.conf
 EXTRA_DIST         = README.md LICENSE ChangeLog.md finit.conf