diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e616eff2f52..796934a3e304 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <a href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/contributors-anon/NixOS/nixpkgs" alt="Contributors badge" /></a>
+  <a href="CONTRIBUTING.md"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/contributors-anon/NixOS/nixpkgs" alt="Contributors badge" /></a>
   <a href="https://opencollective.com/nixos"><img src="https://opencollective.com/nixos/tiers/supporter/badge.svg?label=supporters&color=brightgreen" alt="Open Collective supporters" /></a>
 </p>
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Community contributions are always welcome through GitHub Issues and
 Pull Requests.
 
 For more information about contributing to the project, please visit
-the [contributing page](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+the [contributing page](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
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