diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/gasdynamics/isentropic/Makefile.in b/Cantera/python/examples/gasdynamics/isentropic/Makefile.in
index ae724c6e2..a5e659719 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/gasdynamics/isentropic/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/gasdynamics/isentropic/Makefile.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ test:
 
 install:
 	@INSTALL@ -d  $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r Makefile   $(INST_DIR)
 	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r isentropic.py   $(INST_DIR)
 	@INSTALL@ -c   runtest $(INST_DIR)
 	@INSTALL@ -c   cleanup $(INST_DIR)
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/gasdynamics/soundSpeed/Makefile.in b/Cantera/python/examples/gasdynamics/soundSpeed/Makefile.in
index c21141166..f5c42cda0 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/gasdynamics/soundSpeed/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/gasdynamics/soundSpeed/Makefile.in
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ test:
 
 install:
 	@INSTALL@ -d  $(INST_DIR)
+	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r Makefile        $(INST_DIR)
 	@INSTALL@ -c -m ug+rw,o+r soundSpeed.py   $(INST_DIR)
 	@INSTALL@ -c   runtest $(INST_DIR)
 	@INSTALL@ -c   cleanup $(INST_DIR)