diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b02cec4f3766..3652cc4f7624 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ setup-hooks =
     pbr.hooks.setup_hook
 
 [files]
+data_files =
+    etc/nova =
+        etc/nova/api-paste.ini
+        etc/nova/rootwrap.conf
+    etc/nova/rootwrap.d = etc/nova/rootwrap.d/*
 packages =
     nova