diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6c2c9f5b2..efea0003d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = meta lib vslib
+SUBDIRS = meta lib vslib pyext
 
 if SYNCD
 SUBDIRS += syncd saiplayer saidump saidiscovery saisdkdump saiasiccmp tests unittest