A simple two-step strategy for the synthesis of 3-acetamido-β-resorcylic acids as potential platensimycin analogues was developed. It avoids the use of protectinggroup chemistry and starts from 2-aminoresorcinol, which is first N-acylated and then subjected to a modified Kolbe-Schmitt carboxylation to yield the desired 3-acetamido-β-resorcylic acids.