diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a7964e816..e3b6d7b1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ Makefile.in
 /python/actions.h
 /python/bindtests.py
 /python/build
+/python/c-ctype.h
 /python/config.h
 /python/dist
 /python/examples/guestfs-python.3
diff --git a/python/MANIFEST.in b/python/MANIFEST.in
index 1adc8c77b..116367d16 100644
--- a/python/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/python/MANIFEST.in
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
 include actions.h
+include c-ctype.h
 include config.h
 include guestfs-internal-all.h
 include guestfs-internal-frontend-cleanups.h