diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.common b/gtk/Makefile.common
index 5cb2f3e58f..b3fa7bee0a 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.common
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.common
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ DIRTY_GENERATED_C_FILES = \
 	text_import_scanner.c
 
 # All the generated files we want in the distribution.
-GENERATED_FILES = $(GENERATED_HEADER_FILES) $(GENERATED_C_FILES)
+GENERATED_FILES = \
+	$(GENERATED_HEADER_FILES) \
+	$(GENERATED_C_FILES) \
+	$(DIRTY_GENERATED_C_FILES)
 
 # Files that generate compileable files
 GENERATOR_FILES = \