diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2006892d..6afd6ba3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 --install
 
 EXTRA_DIST = config.rpath
 
-dist_doc_DATA = README README.html
+dist_doc_DATA = README README.asciidoc README.html
 
 dist_noinst_DATA = LICENSE.OpenSSL
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 9598dbd5..5e6295d7 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 SUBDIRS = po intl lib src test doc
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 --install
 EXTRA_DIST = config.rpath
-dist_doc_DATA = README README.html
+dist_doc_DATA = README README.asciidoc README.html
 dist_noinst_DATA = LICENSE.OpenSSL
 all: config.h
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) all-recursive
diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a739e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+See README.asciidoc