diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index fc40da5..315b556 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 Build
 -----
 
+- Backport r83399 to allow test_distutils to pass on installed versions.
+
 - Issue #1303434: Generate ZIP file containing all PDBs.
 
 Tests
diff --git a/Tools/msi/msi.py b/Tools/msi/msi.py
index d988283..a1f67b8 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/msi.py
+++ b/Tools/msi/msi.py
@@ -1020,6 +1020,8 @@
             lib.glob("*.pem")
             lib.glob("*.pck")
             lib.add_file("zipdir.zip")
+        if dir=='tests' and parent.physical=='distutils':
+            lib.add_file("Setup.sample")
         if dir=='decimaltestdata':
             lib.glob("*.decTest")
         if dir=='xmltestdata':