diff --git a/packages/Makefile.am b/packages/Makefile.am
index 21490bd30fbb7ebae8bd222a6ccfc60b034e6327..4462fdee7ef9a9c22bc346e9d75c929a067e095b 100644
--- a/packages/Makefile.am
+++ b/packages/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 SUBDIRS = Win32 Linux
+
+EXTRA_DIST = README