diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/makefile.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/makefile.rsp
index 6e2a319e18..b007dbac09 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/makefile.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/makefile.rsp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ demos/life/Makefile.in
 demos/Makefile.in
 demos/poem/Makefile.in
 Makefile.in
-samples/Makefile.in
 samples/access/Makefile.in
 samples/animate/Makefile.in
 samples/artprov/Makefile.in
@@ -144,6 +143,7 @@ utils/Makefile.in
 utils/tex2rtf/src/Makefile.in
 utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
 locale/Makefile
+samples/Makefile.in
 libs/vms.opt
 libs/vms_gtk.opt
 ./src/aui/descrip.mms
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/update-manifests.sh b/distrib/scripts/update-manifests.sh
index 6638b42288..cd7740af19 100755
--- a/distrib/scripts/update-manifests.sh
+++ b/distrib/scripts/update-manifests.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ generate_manifest vc.rsp \
 generate_manifest makefile.rsp \
                   autoconf \
                   "locale/Makefile" \
+                  "samples/Makefile.in" \
                   "libs/vms.opt" \
                   "libs/vms_gtk.opt" \
                   `find . -name descrip.mms`