diff --git a/tests/.cvsignore b/tests/.cvsignore
index c2e9e1e..78f0e8b 100644
--- a/tests/.cvsignore
+++ b/tests/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
-test-sig
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+*.o
+tags
+TAGS
+.deps
 .nfs*
+*.lo
+*.la
+*.libs
+testsig
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8c73eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+INCLUDES = @INCLUDES@ -I.. -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/lib
+DEFS = @DEFS@ $(LOCAL_OPTS) -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)/\"
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS = testsig
+testsig_SOURCES = test-sig.c
+
+testsig_LDADD = ../lib/libzebra.la @LIBCAP@
+
+