diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index c8f35029d..dfe9b1851 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-bin_SCRIPTS = hamlib-doc split-man.pl
+noinst_SCRIPTS = hamlib-doc split-man.pl
+EXTRA_DIST = hamlib-doc split-man.pl