diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7cff48a..5ee45c9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ doc/Makefile
 m4/Makefile
 po/Makefile.in
 src/Makefile
+src/builtin-policies/Makefile
 src/testsuite/Makefile
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index befd951..eec3a57 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # along with SGPEMv2; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 
-SUBDIRS = testsuite
+SUBDIRS = testsuite builtin-policies
 
 #additional rules:
 %_wrap.cc : %.i
@@ -55,6 +55,3 @@ noinst_HEADERS = # main.hh ...
 # loadable python modules
 mod_PYTHON = # policy.py
 
-# built-in policies
-pyc_PYTHON = # fcfs.py rr.py rr-p.py ...
-
diff --git a/src/builtin-policies/Makefile.am b/src/builtin-policies/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5798dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/builtin-policies/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# src/builtin-policies/Makefile.am - Copyright 2005, 2006, University
+#	               of Padova, dept. of Pure and Applied
+#       	        Mathematics
+#
+# This file is part of SGPEMv2.
+#
+# This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# SGPEMv2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with SGPEMv2; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+# Other directories
+sharedir = @datadir@/sgpemv2
+pycdir = $(sharedir)/policies
+moddir = $(sharedir)/modules
+
+# loadable python modules
+mod_PYTHON = # policy.py
+
+# built-in policies
+pyc_PYTHON = # fcfs.py rr.py rr-p.py ...