diff --git a/test/perl/Makefile.am b/test/perl/Makefile.am
index 589fe62..0064a6e 100644
--- a/test/perl/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/perl/Makefile.am
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-perl/
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 dist-hook:
 	$(RM) -r $(distdir)/gen-perl/