diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 80cd3745613ec35f5c130f542cf4bb7de078c7bc..d4aa5b75a5bd2acbe8187c551e73ac76336b663b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ debian-source: dist
 	@test ! -e $(debdir) || ( echo "*** Remove directory ../@PACKAGE_NAME@-@PACKAGE_VERSION@" && exit 1 )
 	( cd ..; tar zxf @PACKAGE_NAME@_@PACKAGE_VERSION@.orig.tar.gz )
 	mkdir $(debdir)/debian
-	cp -p debian/* $(debdir)/debian
-	cp -p doc/music-manual.tex doc/music-rfc.bib doc/music-c-int.h $(debdir)/doc
-	mkdir $(debdir)/doc/figures
-	cp -p doc/figures/*.asy $(debdir)/doc/figures
+	cp -pr $(srcdir)/debian/* $(debdir)/debian
 
 EXTRA_DIST = BUGS