diff --git a/ipmitool.changes b/ipmitool.changes
index 2e9748c..6712f45 100644
--- a/ipmitool.changes
+++ b/ipmitool.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 13 10:47:55 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- patch license to follow spdx.org standard
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Oct 15 04:47:10 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ipmitool.spec b/ipmitool.spec
index ab45d3a..8bd6d3d 100644
--- a/ipmitool.spec
+++ b/ipmitool.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Url:            http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/
 Summary:        Utility for IPMI Control
 Version:        1.8.11
 Release:        9
-License:        BSD3c
+License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          System/Management
 Source:         http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch:          compile-fixes