diff --git a/distro-source/common.ant.xml b/distro-source/common.ant.xml
index 4657d66..7a99364 100755
--- a/distro-source/common.ant.xml
+++ b/distro-source/common.ant.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
   <property name="project.distname" value="gwt-${dist.platform}-${gwt.version}" />
   <property name="project.staging" location="${gwt.build.staging}/${project.distname}" />
+  <property name="dist.resources" location="${project.build}/resources" />
 
   <patternset id="chmod.executables">
     <include name="*Creator" />
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
         <available file="${filter.sentinel}" />
         <uptodate>
           <srcfiles dir="../core/src" />
-          <globmapper from="*" to="${project.build}/*" />
+          <globmapper from="*" to="${dist.resources}/*" />
         </uptodate>
       </and>
     </condition>
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
   </target>
  
   <target name="-filter.props" unless="filter.uptodate">
-    <gwt.revfilter todir="${project.build}" >
+    <gwt.revfilter todir="${dist.resources}" >
       <fileset dir="../core/src" />
     </gwt.revfilter>
     <touch file="${filter.sentinel}" />
diff --git a/distro-source/linux/build.xml b/distro-source/linux/build.xml
index c3739a3..d6210ee 100755
--- a/distro-source/linux/build.xml
+++ b/distro-source/linux/build.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@
       </tarfileset>
 
       <!-- raw files -->
-      <tarfileset dir="${project.build}" prefix="${project.distname}" mode="755">
+      <tarfileset dir="${dist.resources}" prefix="${project.distname}" mode="755">
         <patternset refid="chmod.executables" />
       </tarfileset>
-      <tarfileset dir="${project.build}" prefix="${project.distname}">
+      <tarfileset dir="${dist.resources}" prefix="${project.distname}">
         <patternset refid="chmod.not.executables" />
-        <exclude name="sentinels/**"/>
       </tarfileset>
       <tarfileset dir="src" prefix="${project.distname}" mode="755">
         <patternset refid="chmod.executables" />
diff --git a/distro-source/mac/build.xml b/distro-source/mac/build.xml
index f6c86c9..4ba7ecf 100755
--- a/distro-source/mac/build.xml
+++ b/distro-source/mac/build.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@
       </tarfileset>
 
       <!-- raw files -->
-      <tarfileset dir="${project.build}" prefix="${project.distname}" mode="755">
+      <tarfileset dir="${dist.resources}" prefix="${project.distname}" mode="755">
         <patternset refid="chmod.executables" />
       </tarfileset>
-      <tarfileset dir="${project.build}" prefix="${project.distname}">
+      <tarfileset dir="${dist.resources}" prefix="${project.distname}">
         <patternset refid="chmod.not.executables" />
-        <exclude name="sentinels/**"/>
       </tarfileset>
       <tarfileset dir="src" prefix="${project.distname}" mode="755">
         <patternset refid="chmod.executables" />
diff --git a/distro-source/windows/build.xml b/distro-source/windows/build.xml
index 8f3c813..db1baf8 100755
--- a/distro-source/windows/build.xml
+++ b/distro-source/windows/build.xml
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
       </zipfileset>
 
       <!-- raw files -->
-      <zipfileset dir="${project.build}" prefix="${project.distname}">
-        <exclude name="sentinels/**"/>
-      </zipfileset>
+      <zipfileset dir="${dist.resources}" prefix="${project.distname}" />
       <zipfileset dir="src" prefix="${project.distname}" />
 
       <!-- doc -->