diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index b3992c4e4a8..b25045b8213 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 include rpminstall_sh.txt
 include README
+include MANIFEST.in
 include setup.nsi
 include setup.cfg
 include bin/import_xml.rng