diff --git a/ncurses.spec b/ncurses.spec
index 1fe30ca..5da269d 100644
--- a/ncurses.spec
+++ b/ncurses.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Ncurses support utilities
 Name: ncurses
 Version: 5.9
-Release: 14.20140323%{?dist}
+Release: 15.20140323%{?dist}
 License: MIT
 Group: System Environment/Base
 URL: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ bzip2 NEWS
 %{_libdir}/lib*.so.*
 
 %files base -f terms.base
+%{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
+%license COPYING
 %doc README
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/terminfo
 %{_datadir}/tabset
@@ -242,6 +244,9 @@ bzip2 NEWS
 %{_libdir}/lib*.a
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 18 2014 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 5.9-15.20140323
+- fix license handling
+
 * Sat Jun 07 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 5.9-14.20140323
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild