diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/Makefile.am b/src/plugins/lib/Makefile.am
index aee8dc968..d05bc0b49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ xml_files = $(xml_in_files:.xml.in=.xml)
 
 @INTLTOOL_XML_NOMERGE_RULE@
 
-EXTRA_DIST=$(xml_in_files) $(xml_DATA)
+EXTRA_DIST=$(xml_in_files) $(xml_files)
 
 pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/plugins/lib