diff --git a/config/yum/Makefile.am b/config/yum/Makefile.am
index fb9c3bd3b..b77ae6fa3 100644
--- a/config/yum/Makefile.am
+++ b/config/yum/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 yumpluginsdir=$(datadir)/lxc
 
-yumplugins_SCRIPTS = \
+yumplugins_DATA = \
 	lxc-patch.py
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(yumplugins_SCRIPTS)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(yumplugins_DATA)