diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index c936a7290..5a20ef1f4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ libmutterinclude_HEADERS =			\
 	$(libmutterinclude_base_headers)	\
 	$(libmutterinclude_extra_headers)
 
+bin_PROGRAMS=mutter
+
 mutter_SOURCES = core/mutter.c
 mutter_LDADD = $(MUTTER_LIBS) libmutter.la