--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 SUBDIRS = \
 	src \
-	doc \
-	examples \
 	po \
-	tests \
 	tools
 
 # Create the ChangeLog, but only if we're inside a git working directory