diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.am b/contrib/Makefile.am
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SUBDIRS = systemd
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/Makefile.am b/contrib/systemd/Makefile.am
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+++ b/contrib/systemd/Makefile.am
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+if HAVE_SYSTEMD
+SYSTEMD_SERVICES = \
+  osmo-gbproxy.service \
+  osmo-gtphub.service \
+  osmo-sgsn.service
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(SYSTEMD_SERVICES)
+systemdsystemunit_DATA = $(SYSTEMD_SERVICES)
+endif