diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index b238093568..55e67af3e2 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUBDIRS = autoplug \
           helloworld helloworld2 \
           queue queue2 queue3 queue4 \
-          thread xml
+          thread xml 
 
-EXTRA_DIST = launch
+DIST_SUBDIRS = launch $(SUBDIRS)
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am b/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
index b238093568..55e67af3e2 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUBDIRS = autoplug \
           helloworld helloworld2 \
           queue queue2 queue3 queue4 \
-          thread xml
+          thread xml 
 
-EXTRA_DIST = launch
+DIST_SUBDIRS = launch $(SUBDIRS)