diff --git a/boilerplate/Makefile.am b/boilerplate/Makefile.am
index b541af3d6..cccec9153 100644
--- a/boilerplate/Makefile.am
+++ b/boilerplate/Makefile.am
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ endif
 
 if CAIRO_HAS_XLIB_XRENDER_SURFACE
 libcairoboilerplate_la_SOURCES += cairo-boilerplate-xlib.c
+libcairoboilerplate_la_SOURCES += cairo-boilerplate-xlib.h
 libcairoboilerplate_la_SOURCES += cairo-boilerplate-xlib-private.h
 endif