diff --git a/include_dir/src/lib.rs b/include_dir/src/lib.rs
index b9380b931c..b13a9661f3 100644
--- a/include_dir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/include_dir/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ pub use crate::metadata::Metadata;
 pub use crate::{dir::Dir, dir_entry::DirEntry, file::File};
 pub use include_dir_macros::include_dir;
 
-#[doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
+#[doc = include_str!("../../README.md")]
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 fn check_readme_examples() {}