diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8fcf2fda..4ea2e321 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -include $(top_builddir)/config.h -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 SUBDIRS = \
+	include \
 	po \
 	proc \
 	ps \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 08024186..e6ba06b6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ AC_SUBST(DEJAGNU)
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
+include/Makefile
 po/Makefile.in
 proc/Makefile
 proc/libprocfs.pc
diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..560eb778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+dist_noinst_HEADERS = \
+	c.h \
+	nls.h \
+	xalloc.h