diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 3775f822d7fd60c1b3b3fb291dd4f54ead5adf25..2746b3b10bfead537ae3a906e36785c79a82ef1e 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	read_trs_files.sh \
 	run_test_matlab.m \
 	run_test_octave.m \
+	load_octave_packages.m \
 	$(MODFILES) \
 	$(XFAIL_MODFILES) \
 	$(MFILES) \