diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 700c059d4..ecea5a00e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+You should have received a [copy of the GNU General Public License](LICENSE)
 along with this program.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 
 Copyright: see [COPYING](COPYING)