diff --git a/src/client/Makefile.am b/src/client/Makefile.am
index d3c4da45d5..93b37be04d 100644
--- a/src/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/client/Makefile.am
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ HEADERFILES =
 lyxclient.cpp:
 	@echo -e '$(SOURCEFILES:%=\n#include "%")\n' > $@
 
+EXTRA_DIST += pch.h
+
 if MONOLITHIC_CLIENT
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(srcdir)/.. $(BOOST_INCLUDES)
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@ lyxclient_SOURCES = lyxclient.cpp $(HEADERFILES)
 
 else
 
-EXTRA_DIST += pch.h
 AM_CPPFLAGS += $(PCH_FLAGS)
 BUILT_SOURCES = $(PCH_FILE)
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/Makefile.am b/src/frontends/qt4/Makefile.am
index fc42e9b9d6..06b247c97a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/Makefile.am
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ UIFILES = \
 liblyxqt4.cpp:
 	@echo -e '$(SOURCEFILES:%=\n#include "%")\n' > $@
 
+EXTRA_DIST = pch.h $(UIFILES:%=ui/%)
+
 if MONOLITHIC_FRONTEND_QT4
 
 liblyxqt4_a_SOURCES = \
@@ -378,7 +380,6 @@ liblyxqt4_a_SOURCES = \
 	$(MOCHEADER) \
 	$(NOMOCHEADER)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = pch.h $(UIFILES:%=ui/%)
 BUILT_SOURCES += $(PCH_FILE)
 AM_CPPFLAGS += $(PCH_FLAGS)