diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6866459901..88f8e660cb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = gst-libs ext
+SUBDIRS = gst-libs ext docs
 EXTRA_DIST=gst-ffmpeg.spec depcomp \
 	AUTHORS COPYING NEWS README ChangeLog