diff --git a/mtdev.changes b/mtdev.changes
index b52dc22..419be06 100644
--- a/mtdev.changes
+++ b/mtdev.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 12 14:48:08 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
+
+- license update: MIT
+  SPDX format
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 10 11:57:53 UTC 2012 - sndirsch@suse.com
 
diff --git a/mtdev.spec b/mtdev.spec
index bcdf4b1..6913322 100644
--- a/mtdev.spec
+++ b/mtdev.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 Summary:        Multitouch Protocol Translation Library
 Version:        1.1.0
 Release:        1
-License:        MIT License (or similar)
+License:        MIT
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Source:         http://bitmath.org/code/mtdev/mtdev-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch1:         U_mtdev_close-should-ignore-NULL-devices.patch
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The mtdev is a stand-alone library which transforms all variants of kernel MT ev
 
 %package -n libmtdev1
 Summary:        Multitouch Protocol Translation Library
-License:        MIT License (or similar)
+License:        MIT
 Group:          System/Libraries
 
 %description -n libmtdev1