diff --git a/config/release/create_installstick b/config/release/create_installstick
index 284caaa05c..c38058bc20 100755
--- a/config/release/create_installstick
+++ b/config/release/create_installstick
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ echo "#########################################################"
   cp openelec.ico /tmp/usb_install
   cp CHANGELOG /tmp/usb_install
   cp INSTALL /tmp/usb_install
-  cp README /tmp/usb_install
+  cp README.md /tmp/usb_install
   cp RELEASE /tmp/usb_install
 
 # sync disk
diff --git a/config/release/create_installstick.bat b/config/release/create_installstick.bat
index e7f1ef2e51..aaa72e1293 100644
--- a/config/release/create_installstick.bat
+++ b/config/release/create_installstick.bat
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto InvalidDrive
 >NUL copy Autorun.inf %DRIVE%
 >NUL copy CHANGELOG %DRIVE%
 >NUL copy INSTALL %DRIVE%
->NUL copy README %DRIVE%
+>NUL copy README.md %DRIVE%
 >NUL copy RELEASE %DRIVE%
 >NUL copy openelec.ico %DRIVE%
 FOR /F "tokens=5" %%G IN ('vol %DRIVE% ^|find "-"') DO SET DRIVEUUID=%%G