diff --git a/lib/php/Makefile.am b/lib/php/Makefile.am
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index 0000000..23208d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/php/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+thrift_SCRIPTS = src/Thrift.php
+
+protocol_SCRIPTS = src/protocol/TProtocol.php \
+                   src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.php \
+                   src/protocol/TType.php
+
+transport_SCRIPTS = src/transport/TTransport.php \
+                    src/transport/TBufferedTransport.php \
+                    src/transport/TChunkedTransport.php \
+                    src/transport/TSocket.php
+
+thriftdir = $(prefix)/php/thrift
+
+protocoldir = $(thriftdir)/protocol
+
+transportdir = $(thriftdir)/transport
+