diff --git a/setupbase.py b/setupbase.py
index 946f573d2..87b2a0bfc 100644
--- a/setupbase.py
+++ b/setupbase.py
@@ -108,6 +108,17 @@ def find_packages():
     add_package(packages, 'deathrow', tests=True)
     add_package(packages, 'extensions')
     add_package(packages, 'external')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.argparse')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.configobj')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.decorator')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.decorators')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.guid')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.Itpl')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.mglob')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.path')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.pyparsing')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.simplegeneric')
+    add_package(packages, 'external.validate')
     add_package(packages, 'frontend')
     add_package(packages, 'frontend.qt')
     add_package(packages, 'frontend.qt.console', tests=True)