diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8934074b03..642254d32e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SUBDIRS = $(USER_DIR) $(KERNEL_DIR)
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign dist-zip
 EXTRA_DIST  = autogen.sh config/config.awk
 EXTRA_DIST += zfs.spec.in zfs-modules.spec.in
-EXTRA_DIST += META DISCLAIMER COPYRIGHT GIT
+EXTRA_DIST += META DISCLAIMER COPYRIGHT GIT README.markdown
 EXTRA_DIST += OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE ZFS.RELEASE
 noinst_HEADERS = zfs_config.h
 
diff --git a/zfs.spec.in b/zfs.spec.in
index 9610c536a5..17e0131ad8 100644
--- a/zfs.spec.in
+++ b/zfs.spec.in
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %files
 %defattr(-, root, root)
 %doc AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER
-%doc GIT OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE README ZFS.RELEASE
+%doc GIT OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE README.markdown ZFS.RELEASE
 %{_sbindir}/*
 %{_bindir}/*
 %{_libdir}/*