diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c3044c7435..fe3147b289 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3614,7 +3614,7 @@ DIRS="$DIRS roms/seabios roms/vgabios"
 DIRS="$DIRS fsdev ui"
 DIRS="$DIRS qapi"
 DIRS="$DIRS qga trace"
-FILES="Makefile tests/Makefile"
+FILES="Makefile tests/Makefile qdict-test-data.txt"
 FILES="$FILES tests/cris/Makefile tests/cris/.gdbinit"
 FILES="$FILES pc-bios/optionrom/Makefile pc-bios/keymaps"
 FILES="$FILES pc-bios/spapr-rtas/Makefile"