diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/setup.py b/extensions/openpower-pels/setup.py
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+from setuptools import setup
+import os
+import shutil
+
+# Builds the message registry and other data files into a python package
+
+# Copy the msg registry and comp IDs files into the subdir with
+# the __init__.py before building the package so they can reside in
+# ../site-packages/pel_registry/ instead of site-packages/registry.
+this_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+target_dir = os.path.join(this_dir, 'pel_registry')
+shutil.copy(os.path.join(
+    this_dir, 'registry/message_registry.json'), target_dir)
+shutil.copy(os.path.join(this_dir, 'registry/O_component_ids.json'),
+            target_dir)
+shutil.copy(os.path.join(this_dir, 'registry/B_component_ids.json'),
+            target_dir)
+
+setup(
+    name="pel_message_registry",
+    version="1.0",
+    classifiers=["License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License"],
+    packages=['pel_registry'],
+    package_data={'': ['message_registry.json',
+                       'O_component_ids.json',
+                       'B_component_ids.json']},
+)