diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 11bfa7da1..73a7271b2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CLEANFILES = $(pcfiles)
 
 DISTCLEANFILES =
 
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc --enable-maintainer-flags
+DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc --enable-maintainer-flags --enable-docs
 
 # Extra clean files so that maintainer-clean removes *everything*
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = 	\