diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 4e42ddea8c..ebe51531b9 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 bin_SCRIPTS = gst-launch-ext
+
+EXTRA_DIST = gst-launch-ext