diff --git a/oshmem/runtime/Makefile.am b/oshmem/runtime/Makefile.am
index dbeff26054..301b1e01ae 100644
--- a/oshmem/runtime/Makefile.am
+++ b/oshmem/runtime/Makefile.am
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 
 # This makefile.am does not stand on its own - it is included from oshmem/Makefile.am
 
+if PROJECT_OSHMEM
 dist_oshmemdata_DATA += runtime/help-shmem-runtime.txt
-
+endif
 
 headers += \
 	runtime/runtime.h \
diff --git a/oshmem/shmem/Makefile.am b/oshmem/shmem/Makefile.am
index 14d9e4d9ff..bf21979064 100644
--- a/oshmem/shmem/Makefile.am
+++ b/oshmem/shmem/Makefile.am
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST =
 headers += shmem/shmem_api_logger.h \
            shmem/shmem_lock.h
 
+if PROJECT_OSHMEM
 dist_oshmemdata_DATA += shmem/help-shmem-api.txt
+endif
diff --git a/oshmem/tools/wrappers/Makefile.am b/oshmem/tools/wrappers/Makefile.am
index 6399483afd..0f1da6a845 100644
--- a/oshmem/tools/wrappers/Makefile.am
+++ b/oshmem/tools/wrappers/Makefile.am
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 #
 # $HEADER$
 
+if PROJECT_OSHMEM
 nodist_oshmemdata_DATA =  \
 	shmemcc-wrapper-data.txt \
 	shmemfort-wrapper-data.txt
 
-if PROJECT_OSHMEM
 # Only install / uninstall if we're building oshmem
 install-exec-hook:
 	test -z "$(bindir)" || $(mkdir_p) "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"