diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index fe84f2a9d..c12c4a13e 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ include qutebrowser.py
 
 prune www
 prune scripts/dev
+prune scripts/testbrowser_cpp
 exclude scripts/asciidoc2html.py
 exclude doc/notes
 recursive-exclude doc *.asciidoc