diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index dddb7512..286e6ae6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ EXTRA_DIST = HACKING
 
 # Sample makepkg prototype files
 pkgdatadir = ${datadir}/${PACKAGE}
-dist_pkgdata_DATA = PKGBUILD.proto PKGBUILD-split.proto proto.install ChangeLog.proto
+dist_pkgdata_DATA = \
+	proto/PKGBUILD.proto \
+	proto/PKGBUILD-split.proto \
+	proto/proto.install \
+	proto/ChangeLog.proto
 
 # run the pactest test suite and vercmp tests
 check-local: test/pacman test/util src/pacman src/util
diff --git a/ChangeLog.proto b/proto/ChangeLog.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from ChangeLog.proto
rename to proto/ChangeLog.proto
diff --git a/PKGBUILD-split.proto b/proto/PKGBUILD-split.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from PKGBUILD-split.proto
rename to proto/PKGBUILD-split.proto
diff --git a/PKGBUILD.proto b/proto/PKGBUILD.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from PKGBUILD.proto
rename to proto/PKGBUILD.proto
diff --git a/proto.install b/proto/proto.install
similarity index 100%
rename from proto.install
rename to proto/proto.install