diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 28eea4be..56a62c62 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ SUBDIRS = etc/byobu \
 	usr/share/byobu/windows \
 	usr/share/doc/byobu \
 	usr/lib/byobu \
+	usr/lib/byobu/include \
 	usr/share/man/man1 \
 	usr/bin
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d2d7e26d..b987b8fe 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile \
 	usr/share/byobu/windows/Makefile \
 	usr/share/doc/byobu/Makefile \
 	usr/lib/byobu/Makefile \
+	usr/lib/byobu/include/Makefile \
 	usr/share/man/man1/Makefile usr/bin/Makefile)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c2c1cd52..f6b3a642 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ byobu (4.47) unreleased; urgency=low
     usr/lib/byobu/include/dirs, usr/lib/byobu/Makefile.am,
     usr/lib/byobu/notify_osd, usr/lib/byobu/.notify_osd =>
     usr/lib/byobu/include/notify_osd, usr/lib/byobu/.shutil =>
-    usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil: LP: #833768
+    usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil, configure.ac, Makefile.am,
+    usr/lib/byobu/include/Makefile.am:
+    - LP: #833768
     - move dotfiles out of usr/lib/byobu and into usr/lib/byobu/include
     - this was triggering some chrootkit warnings
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/Makefile.am b/usr/lib/byobu/include/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc8aec1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+inclibdirdir = $(prefix)/lib/@PACKAGE@/include
+inclibdir_SCRIPTS = common constants dirs notify_osd shutil