diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7f35034..306d7b3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if BUILD_DOCS
 doc_subdir = doc
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS = src $(doc_subdir) tests cursor
+SUBDIRS = src protocol $(doc_subdir) tests cursor
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 ${ACLOCAL_FLAGS}
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a451948..f681fc9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -116,5 +116,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 		 src/wayland-server.pc
 		 src/wayland-client.pc
 		 src/wayland-version.h
+		 protocol/Makefile
 		 tests/Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/protocol/Makefile.am b/protocol/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08690b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = wayland.xml