diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a98461..327514d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ clean:
 dist: clean
 	@echo creating dist tarball
 	@mkdir -p surf-${VERSION}
-	@cp -R LICENSE Makefile README config.mk \
+	@cp -R LICENSE Makefile config.mk \
 		surf.1 ${SRC} surf-${VERSION}
 	@tar -cf surf-${VERSION}.tar surf-${VERSION}
 	@gzip surf-${VERSION}.tar