diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 289b2f30..9a425604 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ ELSE()
         DOWNLOAD_DIR .
         SOURCE_DIR trident
         BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-        CMAKE_ARGS "-DSPARQL=1" "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}"
+        IF (DIST)
+            CMAKE_ARGS "-DDIST=1" "-DSPARQL=1" "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}"
+        ELSE()
+            CMAKE_ARGS "-DSPARQL=1" "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}"
+        ENDIF()
         INSTALL_COMMAND ""
         )
     ExternalProject_Get_Property(git-trident SOURCE_DIR)