diff --git a/lib/xml/Makefile.am b/lib/xml/Makefile.am
index bcad6bd..6a1503a 100644
--- a/lib/xml/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/xml/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 SUBDIRS += test
 endif
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
   thrift-idl.xsd \
   test