diff --git a/cmake/Makefile.am b/cmake/Makefile.am
index 334c9fc7a0e..6fe1a9556be 100644
--- a/cmake/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmake/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	cmake_parse_arguments.cmake \
+	cpack_source_ignore_files.cmake \
 	package_name.cmake \
 	configurable_file_content.in \
 	check_minimal_version.cmake \
diff --git a/cmake/cpack_source_ignore_files.cmake b/cmake/cpack_source_ignore_files.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5eef20dccc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/cpack_source_ignore_files.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+SET(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES
+\\\\.bzr/
+\\\\.bzr-mysql
+\\\\.bzrignore
+CMakeCache\\\\.txt
+cmake_dist\\\\.cmake
+CPackSourceConfig\\\\.cmake
+CPackConfig.cmake
+/cmake_install\\\\.cmake
+/CTestTestfile\\\\.cmake
+/CMakeFiles/
+/version_resources/
+/_CPack_Packages/
+$\\\\.gz
+$\\\\.zip
+/CMakeFiles/
+/version_resources/
+/_CPack_Packages/
+scripts/make_binary_distribution$
+scripts/msql2mysql$
+scripts/mysql_config$
+scripts/mysql_convert_table_format$
+scripts/mysql_find_rows$
+scripts/mysql_fix_extensions$
+scripts/mysql_install_db$
+scripts/mysql_secure_installation$
+scripts/mysql_setpermission$
+scripts/mysql_zap$
+scripts/mysqlaccess$
+scripts/mysqld_multi$
+scripts/mysqld_safe$
+scripts/mysqldumpslow$
+scripts/mysqlhotcopy$
+Makefile$
+include/config\\\\.h$
+include/my_config\\\\.h$
+/autom4te\\\\.cache/
+errmsg\\\\.sys$
+#
+)
diff --git a/cmake/mysql_version.cmake b/cmake/mysql_version.cmake
index d9f6b777536..3a61bcf40ab 100644
--- a/cmake/mysql_version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/mysql_version.cmake
@@ -108,17 +108,7 @@ IF(NOT CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME)
 ENDIF()
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Sun Microsystems, Inc")
 SET(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ")
-SET(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES 
-  \\\\.bzr/
-  \\\\.bzr-mysql
-  .bzrignore
-  CMakeCache.txt
-  /CMakeFiles/
-  /version_resources/
-  /_CPack_Packages/
-  $.gz
-  $.zip
-)
+INCLUDE(cpack_source_ignore_files)
 
 # Defintions for windows version resources
 SET(PRODUCTNAME "MySQL Server")