diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ba802a..b803b6d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ this project uses date-based 'snapshot' version identifiers.
 ### Fixed
 - Return passing errorlevel if BibTeX issues warnings
   (see \#260)
+- Respect `excludefiles` when doing (local) installation
 
 ## [2023-09-07]
 
diff --git a/l3build-install.lua b/l3build-install.lua
index 64d29fc..e96259c 100644
--- a/l3build-install.lua
+++ b/l3build-install.lua
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ function install_files(target,full,dry_run)
       dir = dir or currentdir
       include = include or { }
       exclude = exclude or { }
+      insert(exclude,excludefiles)
       local excludelist = { }
       for _,glob_table in pairs(exclude) do
         for _,glob in pairs(glob_table) do