diff --git a/test/shape/data/in-house/COPYING b/test/COPYING
similarity index 100%
rename from test/shape/data/in-house/COPYING
rename to test/COPYING
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 10f90958f..a945055f1 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
 NULL =
-EXTRA_DIST =
+EXTRA_DIST = COPYING
 SUBDIRS = api shape subset fuzzing threads
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
diff --git a/test/shape/data/in-house/Makefile.am b/test/shape/data/in-house/Makefile.am
index 2ecf1fb29..608f9be0e 100644
--- a/test/shape/data/in-house/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/shape/data/in-house/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ lib:
 	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src lib
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-	COPYING \
 	fonts \
 	meson.build \
 	$(TESTS) \