diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 49869213..866f55fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS 	= -I config
 
 # extra files to include with distribution tarball
 EXTRA_DIST		= bootstrap.sh LICENSE README-Xen Changelog kernel \
+			  python-prefix.py \
 			  packaging/bsd \
 			  packaging/deb/compat \
 			  packaging/deb/copyright \