diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 43d3ec88b6..08ceae8f85 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--enable-gtk-doc
 
 SUBDIRS = \
-	gst-libs gst ext docs m4 tests common po
+	gst-libs gst ext docs m4 tests common pkgconfig po
 
 # include before EXTRA_DIST for win32 assignment
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/win32.mak