diff --git a/src/rhgb-client/Makefile.am b/src/rhgb-client/Makefile.am
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+SUBDIRS = tests
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)                                                    \
+           -I$(srcdir)/../libply                                              \
+           -I$(srcdir)/..                                                     \
+           -I$(srcdir)
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = rhgb-client 
+
+rhgb_client_CFLAGS = $(PLYMOUTH_CFLAGS)
+rhgb_client_LDADD = $(PLYMOUTH_LIBS) ../libply/libply.la
+rhgb_client_SOURCES = \
+		      $(srcdir)/../ply-boot-protocol.h                        \
+                      $(srcdir)/ply-boot-client.h                             \
+                      $(srcdir)/ply-boot-client.c                             \
+                      $(srcdir)/rhgb-client.c
+
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in