diff --git a/include/osmocom/Makefile.am b/include/osmocom/Makefile.am
index fd9074c..ec548fb 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/osmocom/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if ENABLE_VTY
-SUBDIRS = vty crypt
+SUBDIRS = vty codec crypt
 else
-SUBDIRS = crypt
+SUBDIRS = codec crypt
 endif
diff --git a/include/osmocom/codec/Makefile.am b/include/osmocom/codec/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c213602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osmocom/codec/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+osmocodec_HEADERS = codec.h
+
+osmocodecdir = $(includedir)/osmocom/codec