diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/src/Makefile.am
index 5111fd5..5b6802a 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/Makefile.am
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 	$(RM) thrift/thriftl.cc thrift/thrifty.cc thrift/thrifty.h thrift/thrifty.hh
 
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	thrift/logging.cc \
 	thrift/windows/config.h