diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 90982cb928..d113795934 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.4
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 EXTRA_DIST = ChangeLog COPYING LICENSE suricata.yaml.in \
              classification.config threshold.config \
-             reference.config $(SURICATA_UPDATE_DIR)
+             reference.config $(SURICATA_UPDATE_DIR) \
+	     lua
 SUBDIRS = $(HTP_DIR) rust src qa rules doc contrib etc python ebpf \
           $(SURICATA_UPDATE_DIR)