diff --git a/hl/Makefile.am b/hl/Makefile.am
index a49a1d3e7e..77dd458bea 100644
--- a/hl/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/Makefile.am
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endif
 if BUILD_HDF5_HL_CONDITIONAL
    SUBDIRS=src test tools $(CXX_DIR) $(FORTRAN_DIR)
 endif
-DIST_SUBDIRS=src test c++ fortran examples
+DIST_SUBDIRS=src test tools c++ fortran examples
 
 # Install examples
 install-examples uninstall-examples:
diff --git a/hl/Makefile.in b/hl/Makefile.in
index 4a1ea4dacc..85cf3bbe3e 100755
--- a/hl/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/Makefile.in
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog
 @BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@FORTRAN_DIR = fortran
 @BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@CXX_DIR = c++
 @BUILD_HDF5_HL_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@SUBDIRS = src test tools $(CXX_DIR) $(FORTRAN_DIR)
-DIST_SUBDIRS = src test c++ fortran examples
+DIST_SUBDIRS = src test tools c++ fortran examples
 
 # Automake needs to be taught how to build lib, progs, and tests targets.
 # These will be filled in automatically for the most part (e.g.,
diff --git a/hl/fortran/Makefile.am b/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
index e6de85e645..9a75aa0465 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
 SUBDIRS=src test
-DIST_SUBDIRS=src test
+DIST_SUBDIRS=src test examples
 
 # Install examples
 install-examples uninstall-examples:
diff --git a/hl/fortran/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
index dc59657dc5..02dbaec8dd 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ TRACE = perl $(top_srcdir)/bin/trace
 # *.clog are from the MPE option.
 CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog
 SUBDIRS = src test
-DIST_SUBDIRS = src test
+DIST_SUBDIRS = src test examples
 
 # Automake needs to be taught how to build lib, progs, and tests targets.
 # These will be filled in automatically for the most part (e.g.,