diff --git a/opal/mca/hwloc/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/hwloc/Makefile.am
index 69d8853c13..fdda561a64 100644
--- a/opal/mca/hwloc/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/hwloc/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
+EXTRA_DIST = autogen.options
+
 # main library setup
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libmca_hwloc.la
 libmca_hwloc_la_SOURCES =