diff --git a/packages/AIX/Makefile.am b/packages/AIX/Makefile.am
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+SUBDIRS = RPM
diff --git a/packages/AIX/RPM/Makefile.am b/packages/AIX/RPM/Makefile.am
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+EXTRA_DIST = README curl.spec.in
+