diff --git a/mysql-test/Makefile.am b/mysql-test/Makefile.am
index 8ae551e2ffd..4e1cbd516a6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/Makefile.am
+++ b/mysql-test/Makefile.am
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ mysql_test_run_new_SOURCES=		mysql_test_run_new.c my_manage.c my_create_tables.c
 dist-hook:
 	mkdir -p $(distdir)/t $(distdir)/r $(distdir)/include \
 		$(distdir)/std_data $(distdir)/lib
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/t/*.def $(distdir)/t
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/t/*.test $(distdir)/t
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/t/*.sql $(distdir)/t
 	-$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/t/*.disabled $(distdir)/t
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ install-data-local:
 		$(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/std_data \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/lib
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/README $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/t/*.def $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/t
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/t/*.test $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/t
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/t/*.sql $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/t
 	-$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/t/*.disabled $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/t
diff --git a/scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh b/scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh
index 7ae7352f3fc..fbdbd998138 100644
--- a/scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh
+++ b/scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ done
 $CP mysql-test/lib/*.pl  $BASE/mysql-test/lib
 $CP mysql-test/lib/*.sql $BASE/mysql-test/lib
 $CP mysql-test/include/*.inc $BASE/mysql-test/include
+$CP mysql-test/t/*.def $BASE/mysql-test/t
 $CP mysql-test/std_data/*.dat mysql-test/std_data/*.frm \
     mysql-test/std_data/*.pem mysql-test/std_data/Moscow_leap \
     mysql-test/std_data/des_key_file mysql-test/std_data/*.*001 \