diff --git a/build/tasks/generate-license-task.coffee b/build/tasks/generate-license-task.coffee
index 784efc470..0a0ea7555 100644
--- a/build/tasks/generate-license-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/generate-license-task.coffee
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 
       licenseText = getLicenseText(dependencyLicenses)
       if mode is 'save'
-        targetPath = path.join(grunt.config.get('atom.appDir'), 'LICENSE')
+        targetPath = path.join(grunt.config.get('atom.appDir'), 'LICENSE.md')
         fs.writeFileSync(targetPath, licenseText)
       else
         console.log licenseText