diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3649626e0a5..129bff1a788 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ libainstall:	all
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) Modules/Setup.local $(LIBPL)/Setup.local
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(srcdir)/Modules/makesetup $(LIBPL)/makesetup
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(srcdir)/install-sh $(LIBPL)/install-sh
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/Misc/Makefile.pre.in $(LIBPL)/Makefile.pre.in
 
 # Install the dynamically loadable modules
 # This goes into $(exec_prefix)