diff --git a/python/Makefile.am b/python/Makefile.am
index 85bc84e74..8b2ec7195 100644
--- a/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/python/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	setup.py.in \
 	run-bindtests \
 	run-python-tests \
+	t/README \
 	t/*.py
 
 if HAVE_PYTHON