diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e69de29b..e2f2117c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+# Need this to enable 64-bit (device) file access functions and parameters.
+if DEBUG
+AM_CFLAGS = -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -g -DDEBUG -Wall
+else
+AM_CFLAGS = -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS = doc include libntfs ntfstools
+
+EXTRA_DIST = AUTHORS CREDITS COPYING TODO.include TODO.libntfs ChangeLog \
+		INSTALL NEWS README autogen.sh linux-ntfs.spec.in \
+		TODO.ntfstools
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
+
+dist-hook: linux-ntfs.spec
+	cp linux-ntfs.spec $(distdir)
+
+libtool: $(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
+	$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
+
+strip:
+	$(MAKE) -C ntfstools strip
+