--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 MAYBE_PYTHONLIB = python
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po iptc docs win $(MAYBE_PYTHONLIB)
+SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po win $(MAYBE_PYTHONLIB)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = @PACKAGE@.spec
 
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 ETAGS = etags
 CTAGS = ctags
 CSCOPE = cscope
-DIST_SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po iptc docs win python
+DIST_SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po win python
 am__DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in $(srcdir)/config.h.in \
 	$(srcdir)/libiptcdata.spec.in ABOUT-NLS AUTHORS COPYING \
 	ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README TODO compile config.guess \
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 @PYTHONLIB_TRUE@MAYBE_PYTHONLIB = python
-SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po iptc docs win $(MAYBE_PYTHONLIB)
+SUBDIRS = m4 libiptcdata po win $(MAYBE_PYTHONLIB)
 EXTRA_DIST = @PACKAGE@.spec
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc
