diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 19c5bb8f..f5cbfa81 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -371,7 +371,10 @@ class MyInstallLib (install_lib, object):
     def get_outputs (self):
         """Add the generated config file to the list of outputs."""
         outs = super(MyInstallLib, self).get_outputs()
-        outs.append(self.get_conf_output())
+        conf_output = self.get_conf_output()
+        outs.append(conf_output)
+        if self.compile:
+            outs.extend(self._bytecode_filenames([conf_output]))
         return outs