diff --git a/python/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt b/python/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
index 5de94b6a..bb55b313 100644
--- a/python/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ endforeach()
 set(PYTHON_LIB_DEST ${TRIQS_PYTHON_LIB_DEST_ROOT}/${PROJECT_NAME})
 get_property(CPP2PY_MODULES_LIST GLOBAL PROPERTY CPP2PY_MODULES_LIST)
 install(TARGETS ${CPP2PY_MODULES_LIST} DESTINATION ${PYTHON_LIB_DEST})
-install(FILES ${python_sources} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.py DESTINATION ${PYTHON_LIB_DEST})
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.py DESTINATION ${PYTHON_LIB_DEST})
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} DESTINATION ${TRIQS_PYTHON_LIB_DEST_ROOT} FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.py" PATTERN "*_desc.py" EXCLUDE)