diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bfd83de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SUBDIRS = pacman.d
+EXTRA_DIST = makepkg.conf pacman.conf
+dist_sysconf_DATA = makepkg.conf pacman.conf