diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6237487..679b2d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,17 +29,19 @@ class build_mcg(build_py):
 
 
     def run(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(self.__class__, self).run(*args, **kwargs)
         self._build_gresources()
         if not self.distribution.no_compile_schemas:
             self._build_gschemas()
 
+        # This will copy the package_data and data_files, so we need to do this
+        # *after* we've compiled resources and schemas.
+        super(self.__class__, self).run(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
     def _build_gresources(self):
         print("compiling gresources")
         subprocess.run(['glib-compile-resources', 'xyz.suruatoel.mcg.gresource.xml'], cwd='data')
 
-
     def _build_gschemas(self):
         print("compiling gschemas")
         subprocess.run(['glib-compile-schemas', 'data'])
@@ -92,7 +94,8 @@ setup(
             "data/icons/mcg.svg"
         ]),
         (os.path.join('share', 'glib-2.0', 'schemas'), [
-            "data/xyz.suruatoel.mcg.gschema.xml"
+            "data/xyz.suruatoel.mcg.gschema.xml",
+            "data/gschemas.compiled",
         ]),
         (os.path.join('share', 'locale', 'en', 'LC_MESSAGES'), [
             'locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/mcg.mo'