diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index 254cfb1e5..8c09cd012 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign no-dependencies
 
+SUBDIRS = kadm5
+
 noinst_PROGRAMS = bits
 
 INCLUDES=-DHOST=\"@CANONICAL_HOST@\"