diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7e2ee593d..4b59816ee 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2006-06-11  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
 	* .gitignore: New file.
+	* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add .gitignore.
 
 	Setting TIME_STYLE=long-iso in the environment would make the
 	cp/same-file test fail.
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 66caf8855..297c28b0e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 SUBDIRS = lib src doc man po tests
 EXTRA_DIST = Makefile.cfg Makefile.maint GNUmakefile \
+  .gitignore \
   .kludge-stamp .prev-version THANKS-to-translators THANKStt.in \
   .x-po-check \
   .x-sc_space_tab .x-sc_sun_os_names \