diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 33d8c9f3..85fe8b65 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 include .gitignore
-exclude data/terminator.appdata.xml data/terminator.desktop
+include data/terminator.appdata.xml.in data/terminator.desktop.in
 exclude po/.intltool-merge-cache