diff --git a/tutorial/perl/Makefile.am b/tutorial/perl/Makefile.am
index fe77213..d28165a 100644
--- a/tutorial/perl/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/perl/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-*
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	PerlServer.pl \
 	PerlClient.pl