diff --git a/doc/spec/Makefile.am b/doc/spec/Makefile.am
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+
+EXTRA_DIST = tor-spec.txt rend-spec.txt control-spec.txt     \
+             dir-spec.txt socks-extensions.txt path-spec.txt \
+             version-spec.txt address-spec.txt
+