# HG changeset patch
# Parent 284c414f9edb888192aa041d7b84900bbec2eb1f

diff --git a/Lib/distutils/filelist.py b/Lib/distutils/filelist.py
--- a/Lib/distutils/filelist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/filelist.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
         sep = os.sep
         if sep != '/':
             sep = re.escape(sep)
-        pattern_re = "^" + sep.join((prefix_re, ".*" + pattern_re))
+        pattern_re = "^%s%s(.*%s)?%s" % (prefix_re, sep, sep, pattern_re)
     else:                               # no prefix -- respect anchor flag
         if anchor:
             pattern_re = "^" + pattern_re
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_filelist.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 global-include *.txt
 global-exclude *.tmp
 recursive-include f *.oo
+recursive-include bar baz.*
 recursive-exclude global *.x
 graft dir
 prune dir3
@@ -82,6 +83,12 @@
                               l('dir/dir2/graft2'),
                               l('dir3/ok'),
                               l('dir3/sub/ok.txt'),
+                              # 'recursive-include bar baz.*' only includes
+                              # files whose names *begin* with 'baz.'.
+                              l('bar/baz.py'),
+                              l('bar/test_baz.py'),
+                              l('bar/x/baz.py'),
+                              l('bar/x/test_baz.py'),
                               ]
 
         for line in MANIFEST_IN.split('\n'):
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@
         wanted = ['ok', 'buildout.cfg', 'four.txt',
                   l('.hg/last-message.txt'), l('global/one.txt'),
                   l('global/two.txt'), l('f/o/f.oo'),
+                  l('bar/baz.py'), l('bar/x/baz.py'),
                   l('dir/graft-one'), l('dir/dir2/graft2')]
 
         self.assertEqual(file_list.files, wanted)