diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.core/build.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.core/build.properties
index e34cf111400..3c42a6d679b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.core/build.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.core/build.properties
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                plugin.xml,\
                about.html,\
                schema/
+src.includes = about.html
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/build.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/build.properties
index 786b1df9364..e5a949cc43c 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/build.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/build.properties
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
                plugin.xml,\
                about.html
+src.includes = about.html
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.ui/build.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.ui/build.properties
index b8bb95d7f89..30c35d74ee2 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.ui/build.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.ui/build.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
-               about.html,\
-               OSGI-INF/
+               OSGI-INF/,\
+               about.html
+src.includes = about.html