diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ae00e9a7..971bf3ef6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ java/com/redhat/et/libguestfs/Version.java
 java/com/redhat/et/libguestfs/VG.java
 java/com/redhat/et/libguestfs/XAttr.java
 java/doc-stamp
-java/Makefile.inc
 *.la
 libguestfs.pc
 libguestfs.spec
diff --git a/java/Makefile.am b/java/Makefile.am
index 51cd3b58a..1352394b0 100644
--- a/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/Makefile.am
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(java_sources) \
 	$(java_tests) \
 	run-bindtests \
-	run-java-tests
+	run-java-tests \
+	Makefile.inc
 
 CLEANFILES = doc-stamp $(builddir)/com/redhat/et/libguestfs/*.class com_redhat_et_libguestfs_GuestFS.h *.class *.jar api/com/redhat/et/libguestfs/*.html api/*
 
diff --git a/java/Makefile.inc b/java/Makefile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..063cd4393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/Makefile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+java_built_sources = com/redhat/et/libguestfs/IntBool.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/PV.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/VG.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/LV.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/Stat.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/StatVFS.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/Dirent.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/Version.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/XAttr.java com/redhat/et/libguestfs/GuestFS.java