diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py b/bindings/python/setup.py
index f9a737e638..85f9036481 100755
--- a/bindings/python/setup.py
+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def copy_sources():
     shutil.copytree(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, '../../tests'), os.path.join(SRC_DIR, 'tests/'))
     shutil.copytree(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, '../../samples'), os.path.join(SRC_DIR, 'samples/'))
     shutil.copytree(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, '../../glib_compat'), os.path.join(SRC_DIR, 'glib_compat/'))
-
+    shutil.copytree(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, '../../cmake'), os.path.join(SRC_DIR, 'cmake/'))
+    
     try:
         # remove site-specific configuration file
         # might not exist
@@ -75,7 +76,6 @@ def copy_sources():
 
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../*.[ch]")))
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../*.mk")))
-    src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../cmake/*.cmake")))
 
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../LICENSE*")))
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../README.md")))