diff --git a/package/mcelog/mcelog.mk b/package/mcelog/mcelog.mk
index 6952613021..d12fc44f74 100644
--- a/package/mcelog/mcelog.mk
+++ b/package/mcelog/mcelog.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MCELOG_VERSION = v152
 MCELOG_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/scm/utils/cpu/mce/mcelog.git
 MCELOG_SITE_METHOD = git
 MCELOG_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
-MCELOG_LICENSE_FILES = README
+MCELOG_LICENSE_FILES = README.md
 
 define MCELOG_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D) all