diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 0bb476cd21..77f655ec9e 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -27293,6 +27293,7 @@ WXDEMOS_BZIP=wx$(TOOLKIT)-demos-$(WX_VERSION).tar.bz2
 
 DISTDIRNAME=@DISTDIR@-$(WX_VERSION)
 DISTDIR=./_dist_dir/$(DISTDIRNAME)
+BASEDISTDIR=./_dist_dir/wxBase-$(WX_VERSION)
 
 ########################## Tools ###############################
 
@@ -27442,7 +27443,7 @@ ALL_GUI_DIST: ALL_DIST
 	$(CP_P) $(TIFFDIR)/*.c $(DISTDIR)/src/tiff
 	$(CP_P) $(TIFFDIR)/README $(DISTDIR)/src/tiff
 
-BASE_DIST: ALL_DIST
+BASE_DIST: ALL_DIST INTL_DIST
 	# make --disable-gui the default
 	rm $(DISTDIR)/configure.in
 	sed 's/DEFAULT_wxUSE_GUI=yes/DEFAULT_wxUSE_GUI=no/' \
@@ -27512,6 +27513,8 @@ BASE_DIST: ALL_DIST
 	$(CP_P) $(UTILSDIR)/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.rc $(DISTDIR)/utils/tex2rtf/src
 	$(CP_P) $(UTILSDIR)/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.xpm $(DISTDIR)/utils/tex2rtf/src
 
+	mv $(DISTDIR) $(BASEDISTDIR)
+
 GTK_DIST: UNIV_DIST
 	$(CP_P) $(WXDIR)/wxGTK.spec $(DISTDIR)
 	$(CP_P) $(INCDIR)/wx/gtk/*.h $(DISTDIR)/include/wx/gtk
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
index 42e87e453f..5ef1f92d02 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
+++ b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ WXDEMOS_BZIP=wx$(TOOLKIT)-demos-$(WX_VERSION).tar.bz2
 
 DISTDIRNAME=@DISTDIR@-$(WX_VERSION)
 DISTDIR=./_dist_dir/$(DISTDIRNAME)
+BASEDISTDIR=./_dist_dir/wxBase-$(WX_VERSION)
 
 ########################## Tools ###############################
 
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ ALL_GUI_DIST: ALL_DIST
 	$(CP_P) $(TIFFDIR)/*.c $(DISTDIR)/src/tiff
 	$(CP_P) $(TIFFDIR)/README $(DISTDIR)/src/tiff
 
-BASE_DIST: ALL_DIST
+BASE_DIST: ALL_DIST INTL_DIST
 	# make --disable-gui the default
 	rm $(DISTDIR)/configure.in
 	sed 's/DEFAULT_wxUSE_GUI=yes/DEFAULT_wxUSE_GUI=no/' \
@@ -281,6 +282,8 @@ BASE_DIST: ALL_DIST
 	$(CP_P) $(UTILSDIR)/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.rc $(DISTDIR)/utils/tex2rtf/src
 	$(CP_P) $(UTILSDIR)/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.xpm $(DISTDIR)/utils/tex2rtf/src
 
+	mv $(DISTDIR) $(BASEDISTDIR)
+
 GTK_DIST: UNIV_DIST
 	$(CP_P) $(WXDIR)/wxGTK.spec $(DISTDIR)
 	$(CP_P) $(INCDIR)/wx/gtk/*.h $(DISTDIR)/include/wx/gtk