diff --git a/miniupnpc/setup.py b/miniupnpc/setup.py
index 0f3b05b..66db033 100755
--- a/miniupnpc/setup.py
+++ b/miniupnpc/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ setup(name="miniupnpc",
       license=open('LICENSE').read(),
       url='https://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/',
       description='MiniUPnP IGD client',
-      long_description=open('README').read().strip(),
+      long_description=open('DESCRIPTION').read().strip(),
       long_description_content_type='text/plain',
       cmdclass={'build_ext': make_then_build_ext},
       ext_modules=[