diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1bfc6198..d7a37702 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ doc/tutorial-server.rst
 doc/nghttpx-howto.rst
 doc/h2load-howto.rst
 doc/tutorial-hpack.rst
+doc/python-apiref.rst
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1a505c08..3aa6fbeb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
   doc/tutorial-hpack.rst
   doc/nghttpx-howto.rst
   doc/h2load-howto.rst
+  doc/python-apiref.rst
   doc/nghttp2.h.rst
   doc/nghttp2ver.h.rst
 ])
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 2365e906..492931dd 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	sources/tutorial-hpack.rst \
 	sources/nghttpx-howto.rst \
 	sources/h2load-howto.rst \
+	sources/python-apiref.rst \
 	_themes/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html \
 	_themes/sphinx_rtd_theme/theme.conf \
 	_themes/sphinx_rtd_theme/layout_old.html \
diff --git a/doc/python-apiref.rst b/doc/python-apiref.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 50040627..00000000
--- a/doc/python-apiref.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.. include:: ../doc/sources/python-apiref.rst
diff --git a/doc/python-apiref.rst.in b/doc/python-apiref.rst.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fd40dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/python-apiref.rst.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.. include:: @top_srcdir@/doc/sources/python-apiref.rst