diff --git a/libxcrypt.spec b/libxcrypt.spec
index e2f9fa2..0402728 100644
--- a/libxcrypt.spec
+++ b/libxcrypt.spec
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ for f in ./README.*; do
   %{__install} -Dpm 0644 -t %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir} $f
 done
 
+# Drop README.md as it is identical to README.
+%{__rm} -f %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}/README.md
+
 
 %check
 %if %{with compat_pkg}