diff --git a/emacs/Makefile.am b/emacs/Makefile.am
index 2068405a..110ccebd 100644
--- a/emacs/Makefile.am
+++ b/emacs/Makefile.am
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ elisp_DATA=			\
 	mu4e-proc.el		\
 	mu4e-send.el		\
 	mu4e-version.el
+
+EXTRA_DIST=$(elisp_DATA)
diff --git a/guile/Makefile.am b/guile/Makefile.am
index 00e1b0c5..7fbad1b9 100644
--- a/guile/Makefile.am
+++ b/guile/Makefile.am
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ MKDEP = $(CC) -M -MG $(snarfcppopts)
 
 DISTCLEANFILES=$(XFILES)
 
-EXTRA_DIST=				\
-	mu.scm
+EXTRA_DIST=$(module_DATA)
+
diff --git a/guile/mu/Makefile.am b/guile/mu/Makefile.am
index be519cd2..b6e679cb 100644
--- a/guile/mu/Makefile.am
+++ b/guile/mu/Makefile.am
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ module_DATA=		\
 	msg.scm		\
 	contact.scm
 
-EXTRA_DIST=		\
-	README
+EXTRA_DIST=$(module_DATA)
+
+