diff --git a/scripts/mk_tar.sh b/scripts/mk_tar.sh
index 0e84331..7c4e3e7 100755
--- a/scripts/mk_tar.sh
+++ b/scripts/mk_tar.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PKG_AND_VERSION="${PACKAGE}-${PKG_VERSION}"
 TEMPDIR="tmp"
 
 SOURCE_MANIFEST="
-README
+README.md
 edge.c
 lzoconf.h
 lzodefs.h