diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 994b5dbcab874fde0c4c9ef85158c4239a2ed07f..db958c6d3ffd55a79a9fba58d03bbc609c37c279 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ generate-alberta-dist:
 #
 # The documentation is available as book.
 #
-EXTRA_DIST += doc/alberta-man.pdf
+#EXTRA_DIST += doc/alberta-man.pdf
 
 #
 # this one requires write access to the source directory. One day one might
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ doc/alberta-man.pdf:
 documentation: doc/alberta-man.pdf
 
 
-dist-hook: documentation
+#dist-hook: documentation
 
 endif