diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 095f1fd1dc..8885a89e40 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -24286,6 +24286,9 @@ ALL_DIST: distrib_clean
 	cp $(WXDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/sample/minimal* $(DISTDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/sample
 	cp $(WXDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/sample/config* $(DISTDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/sample
 	cp $(WXDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/*.txt $(DISTDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets
+    # copy aclocal files
+	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/build/aclocal
+	cp $(WXDIR)/build/aclocal/*.m4 $(DISTDIR)/build/aclocal
 
 # this target is the common part of distribution script for all GUI toolkits,
 # but is not used when building wxBase distribution
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
index b7165e674c..17aae16b87 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
+++ b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ ALL_DIST: distrib_clean
 	cp $(WXDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/sample/minimal* $(DISTDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/sample
 	cp $(WXDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/sample/config* $(DISTDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/sample
 	cp $(WXDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/*.txt $(DISTDIR)/build/bakefiles/wxpresets
+    # copy aclocal files
+	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/build/aclocal
+	cp $(WXDIR)/build/aclocal/*.m4 $(DISTDIR)/build/aclocal
 
 # this target is the common part of distribution script for all GUI toolkits,
 # but is not used when building wxBase distribution