diff --git a/lib/js/Makefile.am b/lib/js/Makefile.am
index 4906d7d..9b7dfb6 100644
--- a/lib/js/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/js/Makefile.am
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 	$(RM) -r $(distdir)/test/build/
 	$(RM) -r $(distdir)/test/gen-*/
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	coding_standards.md \
 	Gruntfile.js \