3 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 06bd3cb..9252dc0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ depcomp
 makefile
 install-sh
 INSTALL
-README
 libtool
 ltmain.sh
 makefile
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2a3a5b7..5b4568f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BUILT_SOURCES =
 
 CLEANFILES =
 
-EXTRA_DIST = HACKING README
+EXTRA_DIST = HACKING
 
 incdir = $(includedir)/p11-kit-1/p11-kit
 inc_HEADERS =
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ hellcheck: all
 dist-hook:
 	@if test -d "$(srcdir)/.git"; \
 	then \
-		echo Creating README && \
-		cp README.md README; \
-	fi
-	@if test -d "$(srcdir)/.git"; \
-	then \
 		echo Creating ChangeLog && \
 		( cd "$(top_srcdir)" && \
 		  echo '# Generate automatically. Do not edit.'; echo; \
diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..42061c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+README.md
+\ No newline at end of file