diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ae6ce0..a653ca3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	import pypandoc
 
 	here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-	long_description = pypandoc.convert("README.md", "rst")
+	long_description = pypandoc.convert_file("README.md", "rst")
 
 except ImportError:
 	here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))