diff --git a/src/client/Makefile.am b/src/client/Makefile.am
index a0f20ee1..e21c083d 100644
--- a/src/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/client/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+SUBDIRS = . tests
+
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)                                                    \
            -I$(top_srcdir)/src                                                \
            -I$(top_srcdir)/src/libply                                         \