diff --git a/templates/Makefile.am b/templates/Makefile.am
index 523498dba..9a94f321c 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.am
+++ b/templates/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+EXTRA_DIST=lxc-ubuntu
+
 templatesdir=@LXCTEMPLATEDIR@
 
 templates_SCRIPTS = \