1diff --git a/skimage/data/setup.py b/skimage/data/setup.py
2index 528e9c284ce..ba0e155559c 100644
3--- a/skimage/data/setup.py
4+++ b/skimage/data/setup.py
5@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
6 # further notice.
7 # Testing data and additional datasets should only
8 # be made available via pooch
9- config.add_data_files(*legacy_datasets)
10+ # Nix patch: add ALL images to facilitate testing of a fully-built package
11+ from pathlib import Path
12+ config.add_data_files(
13+ *(path.name for path in Path(__file__).parent.glob("*") if path.suffix != ".py")
14+ )
15 # It seems hard to create a consistent hash for README.txt since
16 # the line endings keep getting converted
17 config.add_data_files('README.txt')