diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9e015345f2..1947854c03 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def recursively_include(results, directory, patterns):
             results[directory].append(join(*filename.split(sep)[1:]))
 
 recursively_include(package_data, 'pythonforandroid/recipes',
-                    ['*.patch', 'Setup*', '*.pyx', '*.py', '*.c', '*.h', ])
+                    ['*.patch', 'Setup*', '*.pyx', '*.py', '*.c', '*.h',
+                     '*.mk', ])
 recursively_include(package_data, 'pythonforandroid/bootstraps',
                     ['*.properties', '*.xml', '*.java', '*.tmpl', '*.txt', '*.png',
                      '*.mk', '*.c', '*.h', '*.py', '*.sh', '*.jpg', '*.aidl', ])