1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2fee3f..8abb588 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ tests/etc/cpt-hook:
 	ln -s ../hook-file $@
 
 dist: docs/cpt.info
+	@if ! [ -e config.mk ]; then echo "Please run './configure'"; exit 1; fi
 	./tools/mkdist.sh "${VERSION}"
 
 install: all