diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 18a2c0f097..f29fe334d7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-SUBDIRS=gst-libs gst sys ext examples
+SUBDIRS=gst-libs gst sys ext examples tools
 
-DIST_SUBDIRS=gst-libs gst sys ext examples
+DIST_SUBDIRS=gst-libs gst sys ext examples tools
 
 EXTRA_DIST=gst-plugins.spec depcomp AUTHORS COPYING README RELEASE ChangeLog autogen.sh