diff --git a/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/easyconfig.py b/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/easyconfig.py
index f7a1ea0f01..5c38d82028 100644
--- a/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/easyconfig.py
+++ b/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/easyconfig.py
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ def count_files(self):
 
         # No need to resolve templates as we only need a count not the names
         with self.disable_templating():
-            cnt = len(self['sources']) + len(self['patches'])
+            cnt = sum(len(self[k]) for k in ['data_sources', 'sources', 'patches'])
             exts = self['exts_list']
 
         for ext in exts: