diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ed37286c62..d28e4bffc6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ src/settings/plugins/keyfile/tests/Makefile
 src/settings/plugins/keyfile/tests/keyfiles/Makefile
 src/settings/plugins/example/Makefile
 src/settings/tests/Makefile
+src/platform/Makefile
 src/platform/tests/Makefile
 src/devices/wimax/Makefile
 libnm-util/libnm-util.pc
diff --git a/src/platform/Makefile.am b/src/platform/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c6155b9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SUBDIRS = tests