diff --git a/make-dist b/make-dist
index 12c9834beb0..0703c51ab86 100755
--- a/make-dist
+++ b/make-dist
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ for subdir in lisp site-lisp \
 	      leim/SKK-DIC leim/ja-dic leim/quail \
 	      src src/m src/s src/bitmaps lib-src oldXMenu lwlib \
 	      nt nt/inc nt/inc/sys nt/inc/arpa nt/inc/netinet nt/icons \
-	      etc etc/e \
+	      etc etc/e etc/gnus \
 	      etc/images etc/images/ezimage etc/images/gnus etc/images/gud \
 	      etc/images/icons etc/images/low-color etc/images/mail \
 	      etc/images/smilies etc/images/smilies/grayscale \
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ echo "Making links to \`etc'"
  rm -f DOC* *~ \#*\# *.dvi *.log *.orig *.rej *,v =* core
  rm -f TAGS)
 
-for dir in etc/e etc/tutorials etc/refcards ; do
+for dir in etc/e etc/gnus etc/tutorials etc/refcards ; do
     echo "Making links to \`${dir}'"
     (cd ${dir}
 	ln `ls -d * | grep -v CVS | grep -v RCS` ../../${tempdir}/${dir}