diff --git a/ovsdb/automake.mk b/ovsdb/automake.mk
index eba713bb6..f1c40d019 100644
--- a/ovsdb/automake.mk
+++ b/ovsdb/automake.mk
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ CLEANFILES += ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1
 MAN_ROOTS += ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in
 
 # ovsdb-idlc
-noinst_SCRIPTS += ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc
+bin_SCRIPTS += ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc
 EXTRA_DIST += ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc.in
+man_MANS += ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc.1
 MAN_ROOTS += ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc.1
 CLEANFILES += ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc
 SUFFIXES += .ovsidl .ovsschema
@@ -112,14 +113,18 @@ CLEANFILES += $(OVSIDL_BUILT)
 # at least for now.
 $(OVSIDL_BUILT): ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc.in python/ovs/dirs.py
 
+# Some internal tools, but installed for e.g. depending projects like OVN
+ovsdbdir = $(pkgdatadir)/ovsdb
+ovsdb_SCRIPTS =
 # ovsdb-doc
+ovsdb_SCRIPTS += ovsdb/ovsdb-doc
 EXTRA_DIST += ovsdb/ovsdb-doc
 OVSDB_DOC = $(run_python) $(srcdir)/ovsdb/ovsdb-doc
 ovsdb/ovsdb-doc: python/ovs/dirs.py
 
 # ovsdb-dot
 EXTRA_DIST += ovsdb/ovsdb-dot.in ovsdb/dot2pic
-noinst_SCRIPTS += ovsdb/ovsdb-dot
+ovsdb_SCRIPTS += ovsdb/ovsdb-dot
 CLEANFILES += ovsdb/ovsdb-dot
 OVSDB_DOT = $(run_python) $(srcdir)/ovsdb/ovsdb-dot.in