diff --git a/xauth.changes b/xauth.changes
index 1d11b56..ac41adc 100644
--- a/xauth.changes
+++ b/xauth.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 15 15:19:29 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- modernize spec file (move license to licensedir)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 12 10:41:09 UTC 2019 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xauth.spec b/xauth.spec
index 8cd5fc8..f852913 100644
--- a/xauth.spec
+++ b/xauth.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xauth
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ Release:        0
 Summary:        Utility to edit and display the X authorization information
 License:        MIT
 Group:          System/X11/Utilities
-Url:            http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
-Source0:        http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+URL:            https://xorg.freedesktop.org/
+Source0:        https://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch1:         xauth-tolerant-hostname-changes.diff
-BuildRequires:  pkg-config
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xau)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xext)
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xorg-macros) >= 1.8
 # Name of subpackage when this was part of the xorg-x11 package up to version 7.6
 Provides:       xorg-x11-xauth = 7.6
 Obsoletes:      xorg-x11-xauth <= 7.6
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
 The xauth program is used to edit and display the authorization
@@ -46,14 +45,14 @@ information used in connecting to the X server.
 
 %build
 %configure
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+%make_build
 
 %install
 %make_install
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root)
-%doc ChangeLog COPYING README.md
+%license COPYING
+%doc ChangeLog README.md
 %{_bindir}/xauth
 %{_mandir}/man1/xauth.1%{?ext_man}