diff -r 3a6b1186745f Lib/msilib/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/msilib/__init__.py	Fri Jan 01 23:27:38 2016 -0800
+++ b/Lib/msilib/__init__.py	Sat Jan 02 17:49:05 2016 +0200
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Licensed to PSF under a Contributor Agreement.
 from _msi import *
 import os, string, re, sys
+import fnmatch
 
 AMD64 = "AMD64" in sys.version
 Itanium = "Itanium" in sys.version
@@ -375,7 +376,13 @@ class Directory:
     def glob(self, pattern, exclude = None):
         """Add a list of files to the current component as specified in the
         glob pattern. Individual files can be excluded in the exclude list."""
-        files = glob.glob1(self.absolute, pattern)
+        try:
+            files = os.listdir(self.absolute)
+        except OSError:
+            return []
+        files = fnmatch.filter(files, pattern)
+        if pattern[:1] != '.':
+            files = (f for f in files if f[0] != '.')
         for f in files:
             if exclude and f in exclude: continue
             self.add_file(f)