diff --git a/zfs.spec.in b/zfs.spec.in
index 6849cbdcd5..d5f801c5f9 100644
--- a/zfs.spec.in
+++ b/zfs.spec.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Group:           Utilities/System
 Name:            %{name}
 Version:         %{version}
 Release:         %{release}
-License:         CDDL
+License:         @LICENSE@
 URL:             git://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs.git
 BuildRoot:       %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-%(%{__id} -un)
 Source:          %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz