diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e76f6cd58b..83b16fe401 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	scripts/gst-uninstalled \
 	$(shell find "$(top_srcdir)" -type f -name meson.build ! -path "$(top_srcdir)/gstreamer-*" ) \
 	gst/gstenumtypes.c.template gst/gstenumtypes.h.template \
+	libs/gst/controller/controller_mkenum.py \
 	meson_options.txt config.h.meson  \
 	gst/parse/gen_lex.py.in gst/parse/gen_grammar.py.in \
 	$(win32)