diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 08774d3fb1..56a162b300 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ classifiers =
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 packages = find:
+package_dir =
+    "" = "jupyter_server"
 python_requires = >=3.7
 install_requires =
     jinja2