diff --git a/.github/scripts/distfiles.sh b/.github/scripts/distfiles.sh
index eaa7857af2..456c123f25 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/distfiles.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/distfiles.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ gitonly=".git*
 ^docs/examples/adddocsref.pl
 ^docs/tests/CI.md
 ^docs/THANKS-filter
-^projects/Windows/*
+^projects/*
 ^scripts/ciconfig.pl
 ^scripts/cijobs.pl
 ^scripts/contributors.sh
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 66e6972ab0..c889c852c2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ CMAKE_DIST =                                    \
  tests/cmake/test.c                             \
  tests/cmake/test.sh
 
-VC_DIST = projects/README.md projects/generate.bat
-
-EXTRA_DIST = CHANGES.md COPYING RELEASE-NOTES Dockerfile .editorconfig \
- $(CMAKE_DIST) $(VC_DIST)
+EXTRA_DIST = CHANGES.md COPYING RELEASE-NOTES Dockerfile .editorconfig $(CMAKE_DIST)
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = buildinfo.txt