diff --git a/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt b/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
index fdac429c..b004adcc 100644
--- a/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -397,13 +397,34 @@ if ( UNIX )
 #       COMMAND tar -cj --exclude .svn --exclude Makefile.am -f ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.bz2 ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
 #       COMMAND tar -cz --exclude .svn --exclude Makefile.am -f ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
 #       COMMAND zip -qr ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.zip ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} -x '*.svn*' -x '*Makefile.am'
-        COMMAND cp acinclude.m4 autogen.sh configure.ac install-sh missing mkinstalldirs Makefile.am ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
         COMMAND tar -cj --exclude .svn -f ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.bz2 ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
         COMMAND tar -cz --exclude .svn -f ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
         COMMAND zip -qr ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.zip ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} -x '*.svn*'
         COMMAND rm -rf ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
     )
+
+    # tarball custom target
+    add_custom_target ( tarball-autotools
+        COMMAND mkdir -p ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp -r bindings ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp -r cmake_admin ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp -r doc ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp -r include ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp -r src ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp AUTHORS ChangeLog CMakeLists.txt COPYING ${PACKAGE}.* INSTALL NEWS README* THANKS TODO ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp acinclude.m4 autogen.sh configure.ac install-sh missing mkinstalldirs Makefile.am ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        # Files below are added when running autogen.sh
+        # COMMAND cp -r autom4te.cache ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp -r m4 ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND cp aclocal.m4 compile config.guess config.sub configure depcomp ltmain.sh Makefile.in ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND tar -cj --exclude .svn -f ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.bz2 ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND tar -cz --exclude .svn -f ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        COMMAND zip -qr ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.zip ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} -x '*.svn*'
+        COMMAND rm -rf ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+    )
+
 endif ( UNIX )
 
 include ( report )