diff --git a/poetry/core/masonry/api.py b/poetry/core/masonry/api.py
index 471684062..aae519789 100644
--- a/poetry/core/masonry/api.py
+++ b/poetry/core/masonry/api.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def get_requires_for_build_wheel(config_settings=None):
 
 
 def prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel(metadata_directory, config_settings=None):
-    poetry = Factory().create_poetry(Path("."))
+    poetry = Factory().create_poetry(Path(".").resolve())
     builder = WheelBuilder(poetry)
 
     dist_info = Path(metadata_directory, builder.dist_info)
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ def prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel(metadata_directory, config_settings=None):
 
 def build_wheel(wheel_directory, config_settings=None, metadata_directory=None):
     """Builds a wheel, places it in wheel_directory"""
-    poetry = Factory().create_poetry(Path("."))
+    poetry = Factory().create_poetry(Path(".").resolve())
 
     return unicode(WheelBuilder.make_in(poetry, Path(wheel_directory)))
 
 
 def build_sdist(sdist_directory, config_settings=None):
     """Builds an sdist, places it in sdist_directory"""
-    poetry = Factory().create_poetry(Path("."))
+    poetry = Factory().create_poetry(Path(".").resolve())
 
     path = SdistBuilder(poetry).build(Path(sdist_directory))
 
diff --git a/tests/masonry/test_api.py b/tests/masonry/test_api.py
index bfcee0e3e..56b7845c2 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/masonry/test_api.py
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ def test_build_wheel():
             assert "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/METADATA" in namelist
 
 
+def test_build_wheel_with_include():
+    with temporary_directory() as tmp_dir, cwd(os.path.join(fixtures, "with-include")):
+        filename = api.build_wheel(tmp_dir)
+
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(str(os.path.join(tmp_dir, filename))) as zip:
+            namelist = zip.namelist()
+
+            assert "with_include-1.2.3.dist-info/entry_points.txt" in namelist
+            assert "with_include-1.2.3.dist-info/WHEEL" in namelist
+            assert "with_include-1.2.3.dist-info/METADATA" in namelist
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     sys.platform == "win32"
     and sys.version_info <= (3, 6)
@@ -86,6 +98,16 @@ def test_build_sdist():
             assert "my-package-1.2.3/LICENSE" in namelist
 
 
+def test_build_sdist_with_include():
+    with temporary_directory() as tmp_dir, cwd(os.path.join(fixtures, "with-include")):
+        filename = api.build_sdist(tmp_dir)
+
+        with tarfile.open(str(os.path.join(tmp_dir, filename))) as tar:
+            namelist = tar.getnames()
+
+            assert "with-include-1.2.3/LICENSE" in namelist
+
+
 def test_prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel():
     entry_points = """\
 [console_scripts]