diff --git a/ncurses.spec b/ncurses.spec
index 6e58d15..a61bfd8 100644
--- a/ncurses.spec
+++ b/ncurses.spec
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ xz NEWS
 %{_libdir}/libncurses++*.so.6*
 
 %files base -f terms.base
-%{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
 %license COPYING
 %doc README
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/terminfo