diff --git a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
index bb29d8c..29ef1bd 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
              compiler.vcxproj \
              compiler.vcxproj.filters
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
              coding_standards.md \
              README.md \