diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 1d2675b3498..e90167cb0fa 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ DISTDIR = doxygen-`echo $(VERSION) | tr - _`
 dist: clean
 	rm -rf $(DISTDIR)
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)
-	cp -a $(DISTFILES) README $(DISTDIR)
+	cp -a $(DISTFILES) $(DISTDIR)
 	find $(DISTDIR) \( -name ".svn" \) -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
 	tar zcvf $(DISTDIR).src.tar.gz $(DISTDIR)
 	rm -rf $(DISTDIR)