diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 01d542a00..10f90958f 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 NULL =
 EXTRA_DIST =
-SUBDIRS = api shape subset fuzzing
+SUBDIRS = api shape subset fuzzing threads
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	meson.build \
diff --git a/test/threads/Makefile.am b/test/threads/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6879d776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/threads/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
+
+NULL =
+EXTRA_DIST =
+SUBDIRS =
+
+EXTRA_DIST += \
+	meson.build \
+	hb-shape-threads.cc \
+	$(NULL)
+
+# Convenience targets:
+lib:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src lib
+
+-include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk