diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index 2daaf20..fbbd08d 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@
 	osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client.h \
 	osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client_endpoint_fsm.h \
 	osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client_fsm.h \
-	osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_common.h \
 	osmocom/mgcp/mgcp.h \
 	osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_common.h \
 	osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_internal.h \
 	osmocom/mgcp/osmux.h \
 	$(NULL)
+
+# This gets copied during make from osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_common.h. Therefore it is not included in the source tree and we
+# don't need to distribute it (OS#4084).
+nobase_nodist_include_HEADERS = \
+	osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_common.h \
+	$(NULL)