diff --git a/util/mirror-tarballs b/util/mirror-tarballs
index 1a0ee4d..32d046b 100755
--- a/util/mirror-tarballs
+++ b/util/mirror-tarballs
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ rm *.tar.gz
 
 cd ..
 cp $root/util/configure ./
-cp $root/README ./
+cp $root/README.markdown ./
 cp $root/util/install bundle/
 find bundle -name '*~' -delete