diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index 0e254d4b09..d1ffd97656 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += probes.d libvirtd.stp
 
 if WITH_DTRACE
 libvirtd_LDADD += probes.o
-libvirtd_SOURCES += probes.h
+libvirtd_nodist_SOURCES = probes.h
 
 BUILT_SOURCES += probes.h