diff --git a/component/msgpack-python/buildout.cfg b/component/msgpack-python/buildout.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6677d16def58cb1a4ef6472825309c6e0b649fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/component/msgpack-python/buildout.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[buildout]
+parts =
+  msgpack-python
+
+[msgpack-python]
+recipe = zc.recipe.egg:custom
+egg = msgpack-python