diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 14d73dc..ef17940 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -345,8 +345,10 @@ archivefile:
 	@echo "Making archive $(TREEPATH).$(EXT)"
 	@echo "TEMPDIR:$(TEMPDIR)" 
 	mkdir -p $(TEMPDIR)/$(TREEPATH)
-	cp -r root $(TEMPDIR)/$(TREEPATH)/
-	cp createlinks $(TEMPDIR)/$(TREEPATH)/ 
+	cp -r root $(TEMPDIR)/$(TREEPATH)
+	cp createlinks $(TEMPDIR)/$(TREEPATH)
+	cp COPYING $(TEMPDIR)/$(TREEPATH)
+	cp LICENSE $(TEMPDIR)/$(TREEPATH)
 	rm -f $TREEPATH.$EXT* 
 	tar -czvf $(TREEPATH).$(EXT) -C $(TEMPDIR) $(TREEPATH)
 	find $(TEMPDIR) -delete