--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = CHANGES COPYING maketgz Mak
 bin_SCRIPTS = curl-config
 
 SUBDIRS = lib src include
-DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) tests packages docs
+DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) packages
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libcurl.pc
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = CHANGES COPYING maketgz Mak
 
 bin_SCRIPTS = curl-config
 SUBDIRS = lib src include
-DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) tests packages docs
+DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) packages
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libcurl.pc
 all: all-recursive