diff --git a/IDE/WIN/include.am b/IDE/WIN/include.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac6560514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IDE/WIN/include.am
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# vim:ft=automake
+# included from Top Level Makefile.am
+# All paths should be given relative to the root
+
+EXTRA_DIST+= IDE/WIN/README.txt
+EXTRA_DIST+= IDE/WIN/test.vcxproj
+EXTRA_DIST+= IDE/WIN/wolfssl-fips.sln
+EXTRA_DIST+= IDE/WIN/wolfssl-fips.vcxproj
diff --git a/IDE/iOS/include.am b/IDE/iOS/include.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..504b4d19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IDE/iOS/include.am
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# vim:ft=automake
+# included from Top Level Makefile.am
+# All paths should be given relative to the root
+
+EXTRA_DIST+= IDE/iOS/README.md
+EXTRA_DIST+= IDE/iOS/wolfssl-FIPS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+EXTRA_DIST+= IDE/iOS/wolfssl.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
diff --git a/IDE/include.am b/IDE/include.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fe6e6a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IDE/include.am
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# vim:ft=automake
+# included from Top Level Makefile.am
+# All paths should be given relative to the root
+
+include IDE/WIN/include.am
+include IDE/iOS/include.am
+
+EXTRA_DIST+= IDE/IAR-EWARM IDE/MDK-ARM IDE/MDK5-ARM IDE/MYSQL
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a47f19bf4..65b4d3d82 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST+= wolfssl.sln
 EXTRA_DIST+= wolfssl64.sln
 EXTRA_DIST+= valgrind-error.sh
 EXTRA_DIST+= gencertbuf.pl
-EXTRA_DIST+= IDE
 EXTRA_DIST+= README.md
 EXTRA_DIST+= LICENSING
 EXTRA_DIST+= INSTALL
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@ include mcapi/wolfssl.X/nbproject/include.am
 include mcapi/zlib.X/nbproject/include.am
 include tirtos/include.am
 include scripts/include.am
+include IDE/include.am
 
 if USE_VALGRIND
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT=./valgrind-error.sh