diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a4e211db29..27df98fe44 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ if ALWAYS_BUILD_EXAMPLES
 SUBDIRS += . $(EXAMPLES_SUBDIRS)
 endif
 
-DIST_SUBDIRS += $(EXAMPLES_SUBDIRS) $(EXAMPLES_CXX)
+DIST_SUBDIRS += $(EXAMPLES_SUBDIRS)
 
 examples: all-am
 	@for d in $(EXAMPLES_SUBDIRS); do \