diff --git a/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt b/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
index ca157f5fdc..abaeea7c11 100644
--- a/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ gui-filter      := (- (+ (collects: "**/gui/") (srcfile: "gui.rkt"))
 tools-filter    := (+ (collects: "**/tools/") (srcfile: "tools.rkt"))
 
 ;; these are in the doc directory, but are committed in git and should be
-;; considered like sources
-std-docs        := (doc: "doc-license.txt" "*-std/")
+;; considered as sources
+std-docs        := (doc: "doc-license.txt" "keep-dirs.rktd" "*-std/")
 
 ;; ============================================================================
 ;; Junk