--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 SUBDIRS=fontconfig fc-case fc-lang src \
 	.gear/conf-alt.d \
+	.gear/fc-conf \
 	fc-cache fc-cat fc-conflist fc-list fc-match \
 	fc-pattern fc-query fc-scan fc-validate conf.d \
 	its po po-conf test
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -700,6 +701,7 @@ fc-pattern/Makefile
 fc-query/Makefile
 fc-scan/Makefile
 fc-validate/Makefile
+.gear/fc-conf/Makefile
 doc/Makefile
 doc/version.sgml
 test/Makefile