diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a46c42ced..aed86a486 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ There are several places to get in touch with other ejabberd developers and admi
 License
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-ejabberd is released under the GNU General Public License v2 (see [COPYING](COPYING.md)),
+ejabberd is released under the GNU General Public License v2 (see [COPYING](COPYING)),
 and [ejabberd translations](https://github.com/processone/ejabberd-po/) under MIT License.