diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openloops/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openloops/package.py
index 355f0250a5f..a363ee794a3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openloops/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openloops/package.py
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@ def build_processes(self, spec, prefix):
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         install_tree(join_path(self.stage.path, 'spack-src'),
                      self.prefix,
-                     ignore=lambda x: x in ('process_obj', 'process_src'))
+                     ignore=lambda x: x in ('process_obj', 'process_src', 'README'))