diff --git a/libxcrypt.spec b/libxcrypt.spec
index 18221c1..a2b85f7 100644
--- a/libxcrypt.spec
+++ b/libxcrypt.spec
@@ -375,13 +375,7 @@ popd
 
 # Install documentation to shared %%_pkgdocdir.
 %{__install} -Dpm 0644 -t %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir} \
-  ChangeLog NEWS README THANKS TODO
-
-
-# Install additional README* files, if existing, to shared %%_pkgdocdir.
-for f in ./README.*; do
-  %{__install} -Dpm 0644 -t %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir} $f
-done
+  ChangeLog NEWS README* THANKS TODO
 
 # Drop README.md as it is identical to README.
 %{__rm} -f %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}/README.md
@@ -471,6 +465,7 @@ done
 * Tue Feb 19 2019 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 4.4.3-8
 - Update Obsoletes, Provides, and Requires to glibc 2.27
 - Add Recommends: whois-mkpasswd for Fedora
+- Optimize installation of the documentation files
 
 * Tue Feb 19 2019 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 4.4.3-7
 - Add patch to fix the output formatting of a test