diff --git a/doc/ref/Makefile.am b/doc/ref/Makefile.am
index 3cb3888dc..5935dc7fc 100644
--- a/doc/ref/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/ref/Makefile.am
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ guile_TEXINFOS = preface.texi intro.texi program.texi scheme-intro.texi \
 
 ETAGS_ARGS = $(info_TEXINFOS) $(guile_TEXINFOS)
 
-include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/am/pre-inst-guile
 
 # Automated snarfing
 
diff --git a/ice-9/Makefile.am b/ice-9/Makefile.am
index 2c36a76ac..721d08200 100644
--- a/ice-9/Makefile.am
+++ b/ice-9/Makefile.am
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if MAINTAINER_MODE
 # on ice-9/syncase.scm, which does `(load-from-path "ice-9/psyntax.pp")'.
 # In other words, to bootstrap this file, you need to do something like:
 #    GUILE_LOAD_PATH=/usr/local/share/guile/1.5.4 make psyntax.pp
-include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/am/pre-inst-guile
 psyntax.pp: psyntax.ss
 	$(preinstguile) -s $(srcdir)/compile-psyntax.scm \
 		$(srcdir)/psyntax.ss $(srcdir)/psyntax.pp
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index 1fe1d47ad..504152619 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ error.x: cpp_err_symbols.c
 posix.x: cpp_sig_symbols.c
 load.x: libpath.h
 
-include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/am/pre-inst-guile
 
 alldotdocfiles    = $(DOT_DOC_FILES) $(EXTRA_DOT_DOC_FILES)
 snarf2checkedtexi = $(preinstguiletool)/snarf-check-and-output-texi
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index 270120800..e3cb57e0d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = $(scripts_sources)
 list:
 	@echo $(scripts_sources)
 
-include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/am/pre-inst-guile
 
 overview: $(scripts_sources)
 	@echo '----------------------------'