diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index add92198..80cb2cb8 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ else
 endif

 if HAVE_PYDOCUTILS
-dist_noinst_DATA += openvpn.8
-dist_html_DATA = openvpn.8.html
+nodist_noinst_DATA = openvpn.8
+nodist_html_DATA = openvpn.8.html
+EXTRA_DIST = openvpn.8 $(nodist_html_DATA)

 # Failsafe - do not delete these files unless we can recreate them
 CLEANFILES = \