diff --git a/dist.mak b/dist.mak
index c378dfdf708..edbb4cd67cb 100644
--- a/dist.mak
+++ b/dist.mak
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ GEN_FOLDERS := $(addprefix $(STAGEDIR)/,$(CREATED_DIRS))
 COPY_BINARIES := $(addprefix $(STAGEDIR)/,$(addsuffix $(EXE),$(BINARIES)))
 COPY_FILES := $(addprefix $(STAGEDIR)/,$(COPIED_FILES))
 
-all: $(COPY_BINARIES) $(COPY_FILES)
+all: $(COPY_BINARIES) $(COPY_FILES) $(STAGEDIR)/docs/MAME.pdf
 
 clean:
 	$(SILENT) rm -rf $(STAGEDIR)
@@ -124,4 +124,10 @@ $(STAGEDIR)/%: $(BINDIR)/% | $(GEN_FOLDERS)
 $(STAGEDIR)/%: % | $(GEN_FOLDERS)
 	$(call COPY,$<,$@)
 
+$(STAGEDIR)/docs/MAME.pdf: docs/build/latex/MAME.pdf | $(GEN_FOLDERS)
+	$(call COPY,$<,$@)
+
+docs/build/latex/MAME.pdf:
+	$(MAKE) -C docs latexpdf
+
 .PHONY: all clean