diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/Makefile.am b/src/frontends/controllers/Makefile.am
index b1c322782d..a334b687f7 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/common.am
 
+SUBDIRS = tests
+
 EXTRA_DIST = pch.h BCView.tmpl
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = $(PCH_FILE)