diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4de7863f..8fcf2fda 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ sysconf_DATA = sysctl.conf
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	autogen.sh \
 	CodingStyle \
-	contrib/ \
+	contrib \
 	COPYING.LIB \
 	$(sysconf_DATA)