diff --git a/daemon.am b/daemon.am
index 8c2c22dd88..b2c0e649eb 100644
--- a/daemon.am
+++ b/daemon.am
@@ -133,9 +133,12 @@ guix_daemon_LDADD =				\
   libstore.a libutil.a libformat.a -lbz2	\
   $(SQLITE3_LIBS) $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS)
 
+guix_daemon_headers =				\
+  nix/nix-daemon/shared.hh
 
 noinst_HEADERS =						\
-  $(libformat_headers) $(libutil_headers) $(libstore_headers)
+  $(libformat_headers) $(libutil_headers) $(libstore_headers)	\
+  $(guix_daemon_headers)
 
 nix/libstore/schema.sql.hh: nix/libstore/schema.sql
 	$(GUILE) --no-auto-compile -c				\