diff --git a/icu4c/source/configure b/icu4c/source/configure
index f8d3ca10f1..21b94e759e 100755
--- a/icu4c/source/configure
+++ b/icu4c/source/configure
@@ -4202,7 +4202,7 @@ ac_given_INSTALL="$INSTALL"
 
 trap 'rm -fr `echo "icudefs.mk \
 		Makefile \
-		data/icupkg.inc test/testdata/pkgdata.inc \
+		data/icupkg.inc \
 		config/Makefile.inc \
 		data/Makefile \
 		stubdata/Makefile \
@@ -4233,6 +4233,7 @@ trap 'rm -fr `echo "icudefs.mk \
 		tools/dumpce/Makefile \
 		test/Makefile \
 		test/testdata/Makefile \
+		test/testdata/pkgdata.inc \
 		test/hdrtst/Makefile \
 		test/intltest/Makefile \
 		test/cintltst/Makefile \
@@ -4404,7 +4405,7 @@ cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<EOF
 
 CONFIG_FILES=\${CONFIG_FILES-"icudefs.mk \
 		Makefile \
-		data/icupkg.inc test/testdata/pkgdata.inc \
+		data/icupkg.inc \
 		config/Makefile.inc \
 		data/Makefile \
 		stubdata/Makefile \
@@ -4435,6 +4436,7 @@ CONFIG_FILES=\${CONFIG_FILES-"icudefs.mk \
 		tools/dumpce/Makefile \
 		test/Makefile \
 		test/testdata/Makefile \
+		test/testdata/pkgdata.inc \
 		test/hdrtst/Makefile \
 		test/intltest/Makefile \
 		test/cintltst/Makefile \
diff --git a/icu4c/source/configure.in b/icu4c/source/configure.in
index e873041769..3a5f74628d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/configure.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/configure.in
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ fi
 dnl output the Makefiles
 AC_OUTPUT([icudefs.mk \
 		Makefile \
-		data/icupkg.inc test/testdata/pkgdata.inc \
+		data/icupkg.inc \
 		config/Makefile.inc \
 		data/Makefile \
 		stubdata/Makefile \
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT([icudefs.mk \
 		tools/dumpce/Makefile \
 		test/Makefile \
 		test/testdata/Makefile \
+		test/testdata/pkgdata.inc \
 		test/hdrtst/Makefile \
 		test/intltest/Makefile \
 		test/cintltst/Makefile \