diff --git a/freetype2.changes b/freetype2.changes
index 301558e..fe35832 100644
--- a/freetype2.changes
+++ b/freetype2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 14 11:17:33 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
+
+- license update: SUSE-Freetype or GPL-2.0+
+  Use SUSE- proprietary prefix until upstream spdx.org accepts Freetype as
+  official license
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 22 12:39:23 CET 2011 - tiwai@suse.de
 
diff --git a/freetype2.spec b/freetype2.spec
index 8b7480b..e6abc82 100644
--- a/freetype2.spec
+++ b/freetype2.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Obsoletes:      freetype2-64bit
 Version:        2.4.8
 Release:        0
 Summary:        A TrueType Font Library
-License:        Freetype License (BSD-like). See http://freetype.sourceforge.net/FTL.TXT
+License:        SUSE-Freetype or GPL-2.0+
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Url:            http://www.freetype.org
 Source0:        http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ version also contains an autohinter for producing improved output.
 
 %package -n libfreetype6
 Summary:        A TrueType Font Library
-License:        Freetype License (BSD-like). See http://freetype.sourceforge.net/FTL.TXT
+License:        SUSE-Freetype or GPL-2.0+
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Obsoletes:      freetype2 < 2.3.10
 Provides:       freetype2 = 2.3.10
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ version also contains an autohinter for producing improved output.
 
 %package devel
 Summary:        Development environment for the freetype2 TrueType font library
-License:        GPL-2.0+ ; Freetype License (BSD-like). See http://freetype.sourceforge.net/FTL.TXT
+License:        SUSE-Freetype or GPL-2.0+
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires:       libfreetype6 = %{version}
 Requires:       zlib-devel