--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CLEANFILES = $(VC6_LIBDSP) $(VC6_SRCDSP)
 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
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ CLEANFILES = $(VC6_LIBDSP) $(VC6_SRCDSP)
 
 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
 LIB_VTLS_CFILES = vtls/openssl.c vtls/gtls.c vtls/vtls.c vtls/nss.c	\
