diff --git a/qemu.nsi b/qemu.nsi
index d0df0f4e3a..0c29ba359c 100644
--- a/qemu.nsi
+++ b/qemu.nsi
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Section "${PRODUCT} (required)"
     File "${SRCDIR}\Changelog"
     File "${SRCDIR}\COPYING"
     File "${SRCDIR}\COPYING.LIB"
-    File "${SRCDIR}\README"
+    File "${SRCDIR}\README.rst"
     File "${SRCDIR}\VERSION"
 
     File "${BINDIR}\*.bmp"
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Section "Uninstall"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\Changelog"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\COPYING"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\COPYING.LIB"
-    Delete "$INSTDIR\README"
+    Delete "$INSTDIR\README.rst"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\VERSION"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\*.bmp"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\*.bin"