diff --git a/gstlal-burst/Makefile.am b/gstlal-burst/Makefile.am
index 6438fb02e8358e54ca03ccf47aafb904de46c014..407492810373d8dafbbf08cb28eb374561ae7828 100644
--- a/gstlal-burst/Makefile.am
+++ b/gstlal-burst/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I gnuscripts
 EXTRA_DIST = gstlal-burst.spec
-SUBDIRS = debian lib python bin gst
+
+SUBDIRS = debian lib gst python bin share
 
 # check that the most recent changelog entry's version matches the package
 # version
diff --git a/gstlal-burst/configure.ac b/gstlal-burst/configure.ac
index 902ba6905daa14184cea41ea4ea37e6e7df09d0b..c720bc2255174eb808acb70aff1deaade693a988 100644
--- a/gstlal-burst/configure.ac
+++ b/gstlal-burst/configure.ac
@@ -16,16 +16,17 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([ \
 	Makefile \
 	gstlal-burst.spec \
 	bin/Makefile \
+	debian/control \
+	debian/Makefile \
+	gst/Makefile \
+	gst/lal/Makefile \
 	lib/Makefile \
 	lib/gstlal-burst/gstlal-burst.pc \
 	lib/gstlal-burst/Makefile \
-	gst/Makefile \
-	gst/lal/Makefile \
-	debian/control \
-	debian/Makefile \
 	python/Makefile \
 	python/excesspower/Makefile \
-	python/fxtools/Makefile
+	python/fxtools/Makefile \
+	share/Makefile
 ])
 
 
diff --git a/gstlal-burst/share/Makefile.am b/gstlal-burst/share/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391