diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fc16150a..65c4640f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = samplesshd samplessh
 
 noinst_DATA = samplesftp doxygen
 
-libsshdir = $(includedir)/libssh
-libssh_HEADERS = config.h
-
 samplessh_SOURCES = sample.c
 
 samplesshd_SOURCES = samplesshd.c
diff --git a/include/libssh/Makefile.am b/include/libssh/Makefile.am
index ea01f9d4..dd84eaa1 100644
--- a/include/libssh/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/libssh/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 libsshdir = $(includedir)/libssh
 libssh_HEADERS = crypto.h  libssh.h  priv.h  server.h  sftp.h  ssh1.h  ssh2.h
+nodist_libssh_HEADERS = config.h
+
+config.h:
+	$(LN_S) $(top_srcdir)/config.h ./config.h
+
+DISTCLEANFILES = config.h