diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d83aa4644aa413491c5423c406064b13f166f53d..5927cb1eee8687ddbb4fa328525bb39880658911 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ info_TEXINFOS = nettle.texinfo
 
 all-local: nettle.html
 
-EXTRA_DIST = macros.h memxor.h $(des_headers) descore.README nettle.html
+EXTRA_DIST = macros.h memxor.h $(des_headers) descore.README nettle.html .bootstrap
 
 # BUILT_SOURCE = $(des_headers)