diff --git a/icu4c/LICENSE.txt b/icu4c/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from icu4c/LICENSE.txt
rename to icu4c/LICENSE
diff --git a/icu4c/readme.html b/icu4c/readme.html
index ed1f211657d..aef3f7d96c6 100644
--- a/icu4c/readme.html
+++ b/icu4c/readme.html
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
     </table>
 
     <p><strong>Important:</strong> Please make sure you understand the <a href=
-    "LICENSE.txt">Copyright and License Information</a>.</p>
+    "LICENSE">Copyright and License Information</a>.</p>
 
     <h2><a name="News" href="#News" id="News">What is new in this
     release?</a></h2>
diff --git a/icu4c/source/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
index bb04ef1b873..f348a45df6f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ install-icu: $(INSTALLED_BUILT_FILES)
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(top_srcdir)/install-sh $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/install-sh
 	@$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(ALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig/
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/../LICENSE.txt $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/LICENSE.txt
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/../LICENSE $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/LICENSE
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(top_builddir)/config/icu-config $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/icu-config
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/Makefile.inc
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_builddir)/config/pkgdata.inc $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/pkgdata.inc