diff --git a/tutorial/js/Makefile.am b/tutorial/js/Makefile.am
index 26a3c83..ac0283f 100644
--- a/tutorial/js/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/js/Makefile.am
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 tutorialserver: all
 	$(ANT) $(ANT_FLAGS) tutorialserver
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	build.properties \
 	build.xml \