diff --git a/pinentry.spec b/pinentry.spec
index 9c75c19..8b47078 100644
--- a/pinentry.spec
+++ b/pinentry.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Name:    pinentry
 Version: 0.8.3
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 Summary: Collection of simple PIN or passphrase entry dialogs
 
 # qt & qt4 subpackage have different license, see subpackage definitions
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ if [ $1 -eq 0 -a -f %{_infodir}/pinentry.info* ] ; then
 fi
 
 %files
-%doc AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING NEWS README THANKS TODO
+%{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
+%license COPYING
+%doc AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS README THANKS TODO
 %{_bindir}/pinentry-curses
 %{_bindir}/pinentry
 %{_infodir}/pinentry.info*
@@ -124,6 +126,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 30 2014 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 0.8.3-5
+- fix license handling
+
 * Sat Jul 19 2014 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 0.8.3-4
 - /usr/bin/pinentry should not check if stderr is opened (#787775)