diff --git a/scikits/image/opencv/setup.py b/scikits/image/opencv/setup.py
index 5ac8c718..68aab9cf 100644
--- a/scikits/image/opencv/setup.py
+++ b/scikits/image/opencv/setup.py
@@ -3,48 +3,50 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 
+base_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
 def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
     from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration, get_numpy_include_dirs
-    
+
     config = Configuration('opencv', parent_package, top_path)
-    
+
     config.add_data_dir('tests')
-    
-    # since distutils/cython has problems, we'll check to see if cython is 
-    # installed and use that to rebuild the .c files, if not, we'll just build 
+
+    # since distutils/cython has problems, we'll check to see if cython is
+    # installed and use that to rebuild the .c files, if not, we'll just build
     # directly from the included .c files
 
     cython_files = ['opencv_backend.pyx', 'opencv_cv.pyx']
-       
+
     try:
-        import Cython        
-        for pyxfile in cython_files:
+        import Cython
+        for pyxfile in [os.path.join(base_path, f) for f in cython_files]:
             # make a backup of the good c files
             c_file = pyxfile.rstrip('pyx') + 'c'
             src = c_file
             dst = c_file + '.bak'
             shutil.copy(src, dst)
-            
+
             # run cython compiler
             os.system('cython ' + pyxfile)
-            
+
             # if the file is small, cython compilation failed
             size = os.path.getsize(c_file)
             if size < 100:
                 print 'Cython compilation failed. Restoring from backup.'
                 # restore from backup
-                shutil.copy(dst, src)                
-                       
+                shutil.copy(dst, src)
+
     except ImportError:
         # if cython is not found, we just build from the include .c files
         pass
-    
+
     for pyxfile in cython_files:
         c_file = pyxfile.rstrip('pyx') + 'c'
-        config.add_extension(pyxfile.rstrip('.pyx'), 
-                                 sources=[c_file],
-                                 include_dirs=[get_numpy_include_dirs()])             
-        
+        config.add_extension(pyxfile.rstrip('.pyx'),
+                             sources=[c_file],
+                             include_dirs=[get_numpy_include_dirs()])
+
     return config
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -57,8 +59,3 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
           license = 'SciPy License (BSD Style)',
           **(configuration(top_path='').todict())
           )
-          
-        
-        
-        
-        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d7e4b707..86f752a5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None, package_name=DISTNAME):
                            download_url = DOWNLOAD_URL,
                            long_description = LONG_DESCRIPTION)
 
+    config.add_subpackage('scikits.image.opencv')
+
     return config
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":