diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d08cc6391..0529c4009 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 
 SUBDIRS=src po doc
 
-EXTRA_DIST = HACKING MAINTAINERS rationales.txt
-
 DISTCLEANFILES = intltool-extract intltool-merge intltool-update po/stamp-it po/.intltool-merge-cache
 
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index d16ae33fe..12dc522dd 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 SUBDIRS = man reference
 
 EXTRA_DIST=theme-format.txt dialogs.txt code-overview.txt \
-	how-to-get-focus-right.txt
+	how-to-get-focus-right.txt rationales.txt