diff --git a/m4/Makefile.am b/m4/Makefile.am
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+EXTRA_DIST = Makefile.am \
+	codeset.m4 \
+	gettext.m4 \
+	glibc21.m4 \
+	iconv.m4 \
+	isc-posix.m4 \
+	lcmessage.m4 \
+	lib-ld.m4 \
+	lib-link.m4 \
+	lib-prefix.m4 \
+	libtool.m4 \
+	progtest.m4