diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 56b1ed48cb..34dfeeb9f9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -529,9 +529,6 @@ if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_probes.lo
 libvirt_la_DEPENDENCIES += libvirt_probes.lo libvirt_probes.o
 nodist_libvirt_la_SOURCES = libvirt_probes.h
-if WITH_REMOTE
-nodist_libvirt_driver_remote_la_SOURCES = libvirt_probes.h
-endif WITH_REMOTE
 DTRACE2SYSTEMTAP_FLAGS = --with-modules
 
 BUILT_SOURCES += libvirt_probes.h libvirt_probes.stp libvirt_functions.stp
diff --git a/src/remote/Makefile.inc.am b/src/remote/Makefile.inc.am
index 071d19d26a..00f2212909 100644
--- a/src/remote/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/remote/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ libvirt_driver_remote_la_CFLAGS = \
 libvirt_driver_remote_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 libvirt_driver_remote_la_SOURCES = $(REMOTE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
 
+if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
+nodist_libvirt_driver_remote_la_SOURCES = libvirt_probes.h
+endif WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
+
 if WITH_SASL
 libvirt_driver_remote_la_CFLAGS += \
 	$(SASL_CFLAGS) \