diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a3d76a9..8df3562 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/am_include.mk
 ## subdirectories Start at frontend_fox/Makefile.am to see how everything works.
 SUBDIRS=include source
 
-
 # list files that are documentation to be packaged in a release tarball and installed
-pkgdoc_DATA=COPYING.TXT README.html
+dist_doc_DATA=COPYING.TXT README.html
 
 # extra data files that are to be pacakged in a release tarball and installed into the data directory
 #pkgdata_DATA=