diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 979caa69ee..1867794c3b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ SUBDIRS = ges tests tools common m4 pkgconfig docs bindings plugins $(EXAMPLES_S
 DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
 
 # include before EXTRA_DIST for win32 assignment
-#include $(top_srcdir)/common/win32.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/common/win32.mak
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	gst-editing-services.spec depcomp \
 	AUTHORS COPYING NEWS README RELEASE \
-	ChangeLog autogen.sh gst-editing-services.doap
+	ChangeLog autogen.sh gst-editing-services.doap \
+	$(win32)
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = _stdint.h
 
diff --git a/win32/MANIFEST b/win32/MANIFEST
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d464c66a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win32/MANIFEST
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+win32/MANIFEST
+win32/common/libges.def
diff --git a/win32/common/libges.def b/win32/common/libges.def
index 2ae515f865..a42414e01b 100644
--- a/win32/common/libges.def
+++ b/win32/common/libges.def
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	_ges_container_get_priority_offset
 	_ges_container_set_height
 	_ges_container_set_priority_offset
-	_ges_debug
+	_ges_debug DATA
 	ges_add_missing_uri_relocation_uri
 	ges_asset_cache_lookup
 	ges_asset_extract