diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/bitcoind.bash-completion \
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/init \
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/rpm
+DIST_SHARE = \
+  $(top_srcdir)/share/genbuild.sh \
+  $(top_srcdir)/share/rpcuser
 
 BIN_CHECKS=$(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/symbol-check.py \
            $(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/security-check.py
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@
 
 dist_noinst_SCRIPTS = autogen.sh
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(top_srcdir)/share/genbuild.sh test/functional/test_runner.py test/functional $(DIST_CONTRIB) $(DIST_DOCS) $(WINDOWS_PACKAGING) $(OSX_PACKAGING) $(BIN_CHECKS)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(DIST_SHARE) test/functional/test_runner.py test/functional $(DIST_CONTRIB) $(DIST_DOCS) $(WINDOWS_PACKAGING) $(OSX_PACKAGING) $(BIN_CHECKS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	test/util/bitcoin-util-test.py \