diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a25d86553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# $Id$
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.am.common
+
+EXTRA_DIST = services.append