diff --git a/src/engine/Makefile.am b/src/engine/Makefile.am
index fdf81680c1..d5d47395f3 100644
--- a/src/engine/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/engine/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # don't build sql subdir by default, unless you want hurt
 SUBDIRS = ${SQL_DIR}
 
+# but put it in the dist
+DIST_SUBDIRS = sql
+
 # Build a libtool library, libhello.la for installation in libdir.
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgncengine.la
 
diff --git a/src/experimental/Makefile.am b/src/experimental/Makefile.am
index 49bcdd9a18..caa5273f53 100644
--- a/src/experimental/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/experimental/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 SUBDIRS = cbb gg ofx
+DIST_SUBDIRS = ${SUBDIRS} cgi-bin
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
   .cvsignore \