diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 85674f819ad..ec0743c3fa9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ DIST_DOCS = $(wildcard doc/*.md) $(wildcard doc/release-notes/*.md)
 DIST_CONTRIB = $(top_srcdir)/contrib/bitcoin-cli.bash-completion \
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/bitcoin-tx.bash-completion \
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/bitcoind.bash-completion \
+	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/debian/copyright \
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/init \
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/install_db4.sh
 DIST_SHARE = \