diff --git a/include/kadm5/Makefile.am b/include/kadm5/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49e4c8529
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+++ b/include/kadm5/Makefile.am
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+# $Id$
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign no-dependencies
+
+foodir = $(includedir)/kadm5
+foo_DATA = admin.h
+
+CLEANFILES = $(foo_DATA)
+
+admin.h:
+	$(LN_S) $(top_srcdir)/lib/kadm5/admin.h .