diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6929d583b0..722aa3fdf8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ classifier =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 2
     Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
 
+[files]
+data_files =
+    etc/glance/metadefs = etc/metadefs/*
+
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     glance-api = glance.cmd.api:main