diff --git a/tutorial/Makefile.am b/tutorial/Makefile.am
index 24969d1..ab87c95 100644
--- a/tutorial/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/Makefile.am
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
 
 endif
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 # Any folders or files not listed above being added to SUBDIR need to be placed here in
 # EXTRA_DIST to be included in the release
 EXTRA_DIST = \
diff --git a/tutorial/c_glib/Makefile.am b/tutorial/c_glib/Makefile.am
index f376494..253f962 100644
--- a/tutorial/c_glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/c_glib/Makefile.am
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 tutorialclient: all
 	./tutorial_client
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	c_glib_server.c \
 	c_glib_client.c
diff --git a/tutorial/cl/Makefile.am b/tutorial/cl/Makefile.am
index 70c5e07..aef5840 100755
--- a/tutorial/cl/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/cl/Makefile.am
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 	-$(RM) TutorialServer
 	-$(RM) TutorialClient
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	tutorial-implementation.lisp \
 	shared-implementation.lisp \
diff --git a/tutorial/cpp/Makefile.am b/tutorial/cpp/Makefile.am
index 77fd6d5..d093df3 100644
--- a/tutorial/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 style-local:
 	$(CPPSTYLE_CMD)
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	CMakeLists.txt \
 	CppClient.cpp \
diff --git a/tutorial/d/Makefile.am b/tutorial/d/Makefile.am
index 358294c..3db3d15 100644
--- a/tutorial/d/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/d/Makefile.am
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 	$(RM) -r gen-d/
 	find . -type f -name '*.o' | xargs rm -f
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 dist-hook:
 	$(RM) -f $(distdir)/$(PROGS)
 	$(RM) -r $(distdir)/gen-d/
diff --git a/tutorial/dart/Makefile.am b/tutorial/dart/Makefile.am
index 860f292..e29e3c5 100644
--- a/tutorial/dart/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/dart/Makefile.am
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 tutorialconsoleclient: pub-get-console-client
 	${DART} console_client/bin/main.dart
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	client/web/client.dart \
 	client/web/index.html \
diff --git a/tutorial/go/Makefile.am b/tutorial/go/Makefile.am
index b2f70ce..16385b0 100644
--- a/tutorial/go/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/go/Makefile.am
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-* go-tutorial calculator-remote
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	src/client.go \
 	src/handler.go \
diff --git a/tutorial/haxe/Makefile.am b/tutorial/haxe/Makefile.am
index e6f2713..d2c84f4 100644
--- a/tutorial/haxe/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/haxe/Makefile.am
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-haxe bin
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	src \
 	cpp.hxml \
diff --git a/tutorial/java/Makefile.am b/tutorial/java/Makefile.am
index 59e68ba..afad8f5 100644
--- a/tutorial/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/java/Makefile.am
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 tutorialclient: all
 	$(ANT) $(ANT_FLAGS) tutorialclient
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	build.properties \
 	build.xml \
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 \
diff --git a/tutorial/netstd/Makefile.am b/tutorial/netstd/Makefile.am
index f295cc0..522601d 100644
--- a/tutorial/netstd/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/netstd/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 	$(RM) -r Interfaces/bin
 	$(RM) -r Interfaces/obj
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	Client \
 	Interfaces \
diff --git a/tutorial/nodejs/Makefile.am b/tutorial/nodejs/Makefile.am
index 1516fec..3798a31 100644
--- a/tutorial/nodejs/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/nodejs/Makefile.am
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-*
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	NodeServer.js \
 	NodeClient.js \
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
diff --git a/tutorial/php/Makefile.am b/tutorial/php/Makefile.am
index 3d30ad9..1d11e05 100644
--- a/tutorial/php/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/php/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-*
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	PhpServer.php \
 	PhpClient.php \
diff --git a/tutorial/py.tornado/Makefile.am b/tutorial/py.tornado/Makefile.am
index 4b73c1e..d8996a7 100644
--- a/tutorial/py.tornado/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/py.tornado/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-*
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	PythonServer.py \
 	PythonClient.py
diff --git a/tutorial/py.twisted/Makefile.am b/tutorial/py.twisted/Makefile.am
index 50cd342..f617d7c 100644
--- a/tutorial/py.twisted/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/py.twisted/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-*
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	PythonClient.py \
 	PythonServer.py \
diff --git a/tutorial/py/Makefile.am b/tutorial/py/Makefile.am
index 7db816d..da59815 100644
--- a/tutorial/py/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/py/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-*
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	setup.cfg \
 	PythonServer.py \
diff --git a/tutorial/rb/Makefile.am b/tutorial/rb/Makefile.am
index 885cd92..3dd4e31 100644
--- a/tutorial/rb/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/rb/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r gen-*
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	RubyServer.rb \
 	RubyClient.rb
diff --git a/tutorial/rs/Makefile.am b/tutorial/rs/Makefile.am
index 13f6707..bbdf7cb 100644
--- a/tutorial/rs/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/rs/Makefile.am
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 	-$(RM) src/tutorial.rs
 	-$(RM) -r bin
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	Cargo.toml \
 	src/lib.rs \
diff --git a/tutorial/swift/Makefile.am b/tutorial/swift/Makefile.am
index e8b8b22..bb1e612 100644
--- a/tutorial/swift/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/swift/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 gen_swift:
 	$(THRIFT) --gen swift -r -o Sources/Common $(top_srcdir)/tutorial/tutorial.thrift
 
+distdir:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
+
 tutorial: gen_swift
 	swift run TutorialRunner