diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d3311a24..dc8aaf873 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ Makefile.in
 /builder/stamp-virt-builder.pod
 /builder/stamp-virt-index-validate.pod
 /builder/test-config/virt-builder/repos.d/test-index.conf
-/builder/test-index
 /builder/test-website/virt-builder/repos.d/libguestfs.conf
 /builder/virt-builder
 /builder/virt-builder.1
diff --git a/builder/Makefile.am b/builder/Makefile.am
index 3be547c3b..92a09bc03 100644
--- a/builder/Makefile.am
+++ b/builder/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(SOURCES) \
 	libguestfs.gpg \
+	test-index \
 	virt-builder.pod \
 	virt-index-validate.pod \
 	test-virt-builder.sh \
diff --git a/builder/test-index.in b/builder/test-index
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/test-index.in
rename to builder/test-index
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2b9205853..70d5afc7b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1614,7 +1614,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  builder/Makefile
                  builder/libguestfs.conf
                  builder/test-config/virt-builder/repos.d/test-index.conf
-                 builder/test-index
                  builder/test-website/virt-builder/repos.d/libguestfs.conf
                  builder/website/Makefile
                  cat/Makefile