diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac b/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
index 85255df..85f3e5a 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
@@ -135,5 +135,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  src/vpcd/Makefile
                  src/vpicc/Makefile
                  doc/Makefile
+                 doc/api/Makefile
                  ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/doc/Makefile.am b/virtualsmartcard/doc/Makefile.am
index bbab0e2..79fd128 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+SUBDIRS = api
+
 do_subst = sed \
 	   -e 's,[@]PACKAGE_NAME[@],$(PACKAGE_NAME),g' \
 	   -e 's,[@]PACKAGE_VERSION[@],$(PACKAGE_VERSION),g' \
@@ -10,7 +12,9 @@ do_subst = sed \
 	   -e 's,[@]OPENSC_LIBS[@],$(OPENSC_LIBS),g' \
 	   -e 's,[@]top_srcdir[@],$(top_srcdir),g'
 
-EXTRA_DIST = README.rst generate_modules.py api autotools.rst.in
+EXTRA_DIST = README.rst autotools.rst.in
+
+dist_noinst_SCRIPTS = generate_modules.py
 
 .PHONY: doc
 doc:
diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/doc/api/Makefile.am b/virtualsmartcard/doc/api/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29