diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index c39dfb75..76ccf1dc 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ endef
 make-doc-$(version).tar: README-doc COPYING make.dvi make.info make.info*
 	$(make-tar)
 make-$(version).tar: README INSTALL COPYING ChangeLog NEWS \
-          configure Makefile.in configure.in build.sh.in \
+          configure Makefile.in configure.in build.sh.in mkinstalldirs \
 	  $(srcs) remote-*.c $(globfiles) \
 	  make.texinfo gpl.texinfo make-stds.texi \
 	  make.?? make.??s make.toc make.aux make.man texinfo.tex TAGS tags