diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 85ce4e2..c21f75a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with autoreconf
+
+override_dh_autoreconf:
+	cp README.md README
+	dh_autoreconf