diff --git a/libmetalink.spec b/libmetalink.spec
index a3cf907..d729f83 100644
--- a/libmetalink.spec
+++ b/libmetalink.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:		libmetalink
 Version:	0.1.2
-Release:	5%{?dist}
+Release:	6%{?dist}
 Summary:	Metalink library written in C
 Group:		System Environment/Libraries
 License:	MIT
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files
-%doc COPYING README 
+%{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
+%license COPYING
+%doc README 
 %{_libdir}/libmetalink.so.*
 
 
@@ -61,6 +63,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 18 2014 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 0.1.2-6
+- fix license handling
+
 * Sat Jun 07 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.1.2-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild