diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 90fcc2ad2716..9e1c4b691b32 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ unreleased
 
 - Support the `.cc` extension fro C++ sources (#2195, fixes #83, @rgrinberg)
 
+- Fix detection of `README`, `LICENSE`, `CHANGE`, and `HISTORY` files. These
+  would be undetected whenever the project was nested in another workspace.
+  (#2194, @rgrinberg)
+
 1.9.3 (06/05/2019)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/src/local_package.ml b/src/local_package.ml
index d3eeacd0c9d3..efecba5c6476 100644
--- a/src/local_package.ml
+++ b/src/local_package.ml
@@ -131,12 +131,13 @@ module Of_sctx = struct
       let ctx_build_dir = Path.as_in_build_dir_exn ctx.build_dir in
       Super_context.packages sctx
       |> Package.Name.Map.map ~f:(fun (pkg : Package.t) ->
+        let pkg_dir = Path.Build.append_source ctx_build_dir pkg.path in
         let odig_files =
           let files =
             Super_context.source_files sctx ~src_path:Path.Source.root in
           String.Set.fold files ~init:[] ~f:(fun fn acc ->
             if is_odig_doc_file fn then
-              Path.Build.relative ctx_build_dir fn :: acc
+              Path.Build.relative pkg_dir fn :: acc
             else
               acc)
         in