diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1090cea7e..3105af74b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = src doc testsuite
-DIST_SUBDIRS = src module doc testsuite
-
-# FIXME: The `module' directory is removed from `SUBDIRS' until it can
-# actually be built.
-
-EXTRA_DIST = acconfig.h
+SUBDIRS = src module doc testsuite
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = COPYING INSTALL config.guess config.sub ltconfig \
 	ltmain.sh Makefile.in aclocal.m4 config.h.in stamp-h.in \
diff --git a/guilec.mk b/guilec.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57336c151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guilec.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+GOBJECTS = $(SOURCES:%.scm=%.go)
+
+mod_DATA = $(SOURCES) $(NOCOMP_SOURCES) $(GOBJECTS)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(SOURCES) $(NOCOMP_SOURCES)
+
+CLEANFILES = $(GOBJECTS)
+
+SUFFIXES = .scm .go
+.scm.go:
+	$(GUILEC) $<
diff --git a/module/language/scheme/Makefile.am b/module/language/scheme/Makefile.am
index 2762c9616..62385e0bb 100644
--- a/module/language/scheme/Makefile.am
+++ b/module/language/scheme/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
 SOURCES = translate.scm spec.scm
-## FIXME: There's a bug showing up when compiling `translate.scm'.
-GOBJECTS = $(SOURCES:%.scm=%.go)
-
-vmdir = $(guiledir)/language/scheme
-vm_DATA = $(SOURCES) $(GOBJECTS)
-
-CLEANFILES = $(GOBJECTS)
-
-SUFFIXES = .scm .go
-%.go: %.scm
-	$(GUILEC) $<
+moddir = $(guiledir)/language/scheme
+include $(top_srcdir)/guilec.mk
diff --git a/module/system/base/Makefile.am b/module/system/base/Makefile.am
index c6c5722cc..853876fcb 100644
--- a/module/system/base/Makefile.am
+++ b/module/system/base/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 SOURCES = pmatch.scm syntax.scm compile.scm language.scm
-GOBJECTS = $(SOURCES:%.scm=%.go)
-
-vmdir = $(guiledir)/system/vm
-vm_DATA = $(SOURCES) $(GOBJECTS)
-
-CLEANFILES = $(GOBJECTS)
-
-SUFFIXES = .scm .go
-%.go: %.scm
-	$(GUILEC) $<
+moddir = $(guiledir)/system/base
+include $(top_srcdir)/guilec.mk
diff --git a/module/system/base/compile.scm b/module/system/base/compile.scm
index e73c09274..173f36a70 100644
--- a/module/system/base/compile.scm
+++ b/module/system/base/compile.scm
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@
 	(apply load-source-file file opts))))
 
 (define (compiled-file-name file)
-  (let ((m (string-match "\\.[^.]*$" file)))
-    (string-append (if m (match:prefix m) file) ".go")))
+  (let ((base (basename file)))
+    (let ((m (string-match "\\.scm$" base)))
+      (string-append (if m (match:prefix m) base) ".go"))))
 
 (define (scheme-eval x e)
   (vm-load (the-vm) (compile-in x e (scheme))))
diff --git a/module/system/il/Makefile.am b/module/system/il/Makefile.am
index d1bc50c41..ddd91bd5f 100644
--- a/module/system/il/Makefile.am
+++ b/module/system/il/Makefile.am
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
 SOURCES = glil.scm macros.scm ghil.scm compile.scm
-## FIXME: There's a bug showing up when compiling `ghil.scm' and
-## `compile.scm'!
-GOBJECTS = $(SOURCES:%.scm=%.go)
-
-vmdir = $(guiledir)/system/il
-vm_DATA = $(SOURCES) $(GOBJECTS)
-
-CLEANFILES = $(GOBJECTS)
-
-SUFFIXES = .scm .go
-%.go: %.scm
-	$(GUILEC) $<
+moddir = $(guiledir)/system/il
+include $(top_srcdir)/guilec.mk
diff --git a/module/system/repl/Makefile.am b/module/system/repl/Makefile.am
index d5a9f68fb..c7d0553fb 100644
--- a/module/system/repl/Makefile.am
+++ b/module/system/repl/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 NOCOMP_SOURCES = describe.scm
 SOURCES = repl.scm common.scm command.scm
-GOBJECTS = $(SOURCES:%.scm=%.go)
-
-vmdir = $(guiledir)/system/repl
-vm_DATA = $(SOURCES) $(NOCOMP_SOURCES) $(GOBJECTS)
-
-CLEANFILES = $(GOBJECTS)
-
-SUFFIXES = .scm .go
-%.go: %.scm
-	$(GUILEC) $<
+moddir = $(guiledir)/system/repl
+include $(top_srcdir)/guilec.mk
diff --git a/module/system/vm/Makefile.am b/module/system/vm/Makefile.am
index e1ba6333c..4fbf336e6 100644
--- a/module/system/vm/Makefile.am
+++ b/module/system/vm/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 SOURCES = assemble.scm conv.scm core.scm debug.scm \
 	  disasm.scm frame.scm profile.scm trace.scm
-GOBJECTS = $(SOURCES:%.scm=%.go)
-
-vmdir = $(guiledir)/system/vm
-vm_DATA = $(SOURCES) $(GOBJECTS)
-
-CLEANFILES = $(GOBJECTS)
-
-SUFFIXES = .scm .go
-%.go: %.scm
-	$(GUILEC) $<
+moddir = $(guiledir)/system/vm
+include $(top_srcdir)/guilec.mk