diff --git a/mk/dist.mk b/mk/dist.mk
index 92989d157b4..f71abc48620 100644
--- a/mk/dist.mk
+++ b/mk/dist.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PKG_FILES := \
     $(S)COPYRIGHT                              \
     $(S)LICENSE-APACHE                         \
     $(S)LICENSE-MIT                            \
+    $(S)AUTHORS.txt                            \
     $(S)README.md                              \
     $(S)configure $(S)Makefile.in              \
     $(S)man                                    \