diff --git a/obs-service-format_spec_file.changes b/obs-service-format_spec_file.changes
index 7911eca..06621a9 100644
--- a/obs-service-format_spec_file.changes
+++ b/obs-service-format_spec_file.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun 17 07:27:18 UTC 2011 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- do not replace licenses without knowing them (not sure this
+  is necessary at all)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 31 08:03:34 UTC 2011 - adrian@suse.de
 
diff --git a/prepare_spec b/prepare_spec
index e27a4d0..01f1f11 100644
--- a/prepare_spec
+++ b/prepare_spec
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ while (@oldspec) {
     if ($line =~ /^%package/ && $line !~ /\\$/) {
 	$line =~ s/^(%\w+)/lc($1)/e;
 	my ($current_package, $current_lang) = set_current_pkg ( $line );
-	unless ($please_replace{"XXXLICENSE $current_package"}) {
+	unless ($please_replace{"XXXLICENSE $current_package"} || !$replace_hash{"XXXLICENSE $current_package"}) {
 		print $replace_hash{"XXXLICENSE $current_package"}."\n";
 	}
     }