diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/Makefile.am b/demos/gtk-demo/Makefile.am
index 9aa106257a..b0ecbcc969 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/Makefile.am
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/Makefile.am
@@ -61,22 +61,21 @@ demos.h: $(demos) geninclude.pl
 demos.h.win32: $(demos_base) geninclude.pl
 	 $(AM_V_GEN) (here=`pwd` ; cd $(srcdir) && $(PERL) $$here/geninclude.pl $(demos_base)) > demos.h.win32
 
-nodist_gtk3_demo_SOURCES = demos.h
+nodist_gtk3_demo_SOURCES = demos.h demo_resources.c
 
 gtk3_demo_SOURCES = 		\
 	$(demos)		\
 	gtkfishbowl.c		\
 	gtkfishbowl.h		\
-	demo_resources.c	\
 	main.c
 
 gtk3_demo_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPS)
 gtk3_demo_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 gtk3_demo_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
 
-gtk3_demo_application_SOURCES = \
-	application.c 		\
-	demo_resources.c
+nodist_gtk3_demo_application_SOURCES = demo_resources.c
+
+gtk3_demo_application_SOURCES = application.c
 
 gtk3_demo_application_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
diff --git a/demos/icon-browser/Makefile.am b/demos/icon-browser/Makefile.am
index bf8425c86d..4ba64ee8cb 100644
--- a/demos/icon-browser/Makefile.am
+++ b/demos/icon-browser/Makefile.am
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = gtk3-icon-browser
 desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 dist_desktop_DATA = gtk3-icon-browser.desktop
 
+nodist_gtk3_icon_browser_SOURCES = resources.c
+
 gtk3_icon_browser_SOURCES = \
 	main.c \
 	iconbrowserapp.c iconbrowserapp.h \
 	iconbrowserwin.c iconbrowserwin.h \
-	iconstore.c iconstore.h \
-	resources.c
+	iconstore.c iconstore.h
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = \
 	resources.c
diff --git a/demos/widget-factory/Makefile.am b/demos/widget-factory/Makefile.am
index c33a6d0a95..1afbb50f1b 100644
--- a/demos/widget-factory/Makefile.am
+++ b/demos/widget-factory/Makefile.am
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = gtk3-widget-factory
 desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 dist_desktop_DATA = gtk3-widget-factory.desktop
 
-gtk3_widget_factory_SOURCES = 		\
-	widget-factory.c		\
-	widget_factory_resources.c
+nodist_gtk3_widget_factory_SOURCES = widget_factory_resources.c
+
+gtk3_widget_factory_SOURCES = widget-factory.c
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = 			\
 	widget_factory_resources.c