diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
index 5ea2c2825b..d8396f0875 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-testprogs = object element pad element_pad bin thread
+testprogs = object element pad element_pad bin 
 
 object_SOURCES = object.c mem.c
 element_SOURCES = element.c mem.c
 pad_SOURCES = pad.c mem.c
 element_pad_SOURCES = element_pad.c mem.c
 bin_SOURCES = bin.c mem.c
-thread_SOURCES = thread.c mem.c
 
 TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
 check_PROGRAMS = $(testprogs)
 
+EXTRA_DIST = thread.c
+
 noinst_HEADERS = mem.h
 
 # we have nothing but apps here, we can do this safely
diff --git a/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am b/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
index 5ea2c2825b..d8396f0875 100644
--- a/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-testprogs = object element pad element_pad bin thread
+testprogs = object element pad element_pad bin 
 
 object_SOURCES = object.c mem.c
 element_SOURCES = element.c mem.c
 pad_SOURCES = pad.c mem.c
 element_pad_SOURCES = element_pad.c mem.c
 bin_SOURCES = bin.c mem.c
-thread_SOURCES = thread.c mem.c
 
 TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
 check_PROGRAMS = $(testprogs)
 
+EXTRA_DIST = thread.c
+
 noinst_HEADERS = mem.h
 
 # we have nothing but apps here, we can do this safely