diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0bc3fcfc76..cf34bc4053 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ man_MANS = gstreamer-config.1
 
 EXTRA_DIST = gstreamer.spec.in gstreamer-config.in gstreamer.m4 \
 	     gstreamer.pc.in gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in \
-	     configure.base autogen.sh \
+	     configure.base autogen.sh depcomp \
 	     LICENSE REQUIREMENTS ABOUT-NLS $(man_MANS) \
 	     idiottest.mak