diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9936d5c5d..4e718dd62 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ if test "x$enable_adms" = xyes ; then
 else
 
     VLADEVDIR=""
-    NOTVLADEVDIR="adms"
+    NOTVLADEVDIR="adms/admst"
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/Makefile.am b/src/spicelib/devices/Makefile.am
index 706738dee..f58774a90 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/Makefile.am
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ SUBDIRS += nbjt nbjt2 numd  numd2 numos
 endif
 
 DIST_SUBDIRS = \
-	@VLADEVDIR@ \
 	asrc	\
 	bjt	\
 	bsim1	\
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ libdev_la_SOURCES =	\
 	cktsoachk.c	\
 	limit.c
 
-EXTRA_DIST = @NOTVLADEVDIR@
+EXTRA_DIST = adms/admst
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = @AM_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/src/include -I$(top_srcdir)/src/spicelib/devices
 AM_CFLAGS = $(STATIC)