diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9b6ff5284..e4805ab4a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
-EXTRA_DIST = CHANGES COPYING maketgz SSLCERTS reconf Makefile.dist	\
+EXTRA_DIST = CHANGES COPYING maketgz reconf Makefile.dist	\
   curl-config.in build_vms.com curl-style.el sample.emacs testcurl.sh
 
 bin_SCRIPTS = curl-config
diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index d729b280e..1b2d9ff40 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PDFPAGES = \
 
 SUBDIRS = examples libcurl
 
-EXTRA_DIST = MANUAL BUGS CONTRIBUTE FAQ FEATURES INTERNALS		\
+EXTRA_DIST = MANUAL BUGS CONTRIBUTE FAQ FEATURES INTERNALS SSLCERTS	\
 	     README.win32 RESOURCES TODO TheArtOfHttpScripting THANKS	\
 	     VERSIONS KNOWN_BUGS BINDINGS $(man_MANS) $(HTMLPAGES) \
 	     HISTORY INSTALL libcurl-the-guide $(PDFPAGES)