diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a65bdda2a8..d636124c4e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  src/bin/sockcreator/tests/Makefile
                  src/bin/xfrin/Makefile
                  src/bin/xfrin/tests/Makefile
+                 src/bin/xfrin/tests/testdata/Makefile
                  src/bin/xfrout/Makefile
                  src/bin/xfrout/tests/Makefile
                  src/bin/zonemgr/Makefile
diff --git a/src/bin/xfrin/tests/testdata/Makefile.am b/src/bin/xfrin/tests/testdata/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e325cbd6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/xfrin/tests/testdata/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = example.com # not necessarily needed, but for reference
+EXTRA_DIST += example.com.sqlite3