diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 46cae48aa0aa831ac9710c6795aaba433bba88de..9d1f66dd01cc60d1efc20e972008f482cab6a48c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	autotools/build-bash-completion \
 	autotools/check-python-code \
 	autotools/check-man \
+	autotools/check-news \
 	autotools/check-tar \
 	autotools/check-version \
 	autotools/gen-coverage \