3 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cdb3869de04..66c2ea39a5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 /etc/guix-publish.conf
 /etc/guix-publish.service
 /etc/guix-gc.service
+/etc/guix-gc.timer
 /etc/init.d/guix-daemon
 /etc/openrc/guix-daemon
 /guix-*
diff --git a/etc/guix-gc.timer b/etc/guix-gc.timer.in
index 192132fbda5..192132fbda5 100644
--- a/etc/guix-gc.timer
+++ b/etc/guix-gc.timer.in
diff --git a/nix/local.mk b/nix/local.mk
index 0d23a48a024..53938ff52a9 100644
--- a/nix/local.mk
+++ b/nix/local.mk
@@ -152,13 +152,14 @@ noinst_HEADERS =						\
                  (lambda (in)                                   \
                    (write (get-string-all in) out)))))"
 
-# The '.service' files for systemd.
+# The '.service' and other files for systemd.
 systemdservicedir = $(libdir)/systemd/system
 nodist_systemdservice_DATA =                    \
   etc/gnu-store.mount                           \
   etc/guix-daemon.service                       \
   etc/guix-publish.service                      \
-  etc/guix-gc.service
+  etc/guix-gc.service                           \
+  etc/guix-gc.timer
 
 etc/%.mount: etc/%.mount.in     \
                          $(top_builddir)/config.status
@@ -175,6 +176,11 @@ etc/guix-%.service: etc/guix-%.service.in	\
                < "$<" > "$@.tmp";               \
         mv "$@.tmp" "$@"
 
+etc/guix-gc.timer: etc/guix-gc.timer.in \
+                         $(top_builddir)/config.status
+        $(AM_V_GEN)$(MKDIR_P) "`dirname $@`";   \
+        cp "$@.in" "$@"
+
 # The service script for sysvinit.
 sysvinitservicedir = $(sysconfdir)/init.d
 nodist_sysvinitservice_DATA = etc/init.d/guix-daemon
@@ -225,7 +231,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST +=					\
   etc/guix-publish.service.in                   \
   etc/guix-publish.conf.in                      \
   etc/guix-gc.service.in                        \
-  etc/guix-gc.timer                             \
+  etc/guix-gc.timer.in                          \
   etc/init.d/guix-daemon.in                     \
   etc/openrc/guix-daemon.in