diff --git a/xeyes.changes b/xeyes.changes
index 8f56c1b..82ce956 100644
--- a/xeyes.changes
+++ b/xeyes.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 11 07:58:31 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- modernize spec-file (move license to %%licensedir)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  2 10:52:05 UTC 2021 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xeyes.spec b/xeyes.spec
index fc300ac..e589a8d 100644
--- a/xeyes.spec
+++ b/xeyes.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xeyes
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Release:        0
 Summary:        A follow the mouse X demo
 License:        X11
 Group:          System/X11/Utilities
-URL:            http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
-Source0:        http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
-BuildRequires:  pkg-config
+URL:            https://xorg.freedesktop.org/
+Source0:        https://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xext)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xi)
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xrender) >= 0.4
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xt)
 # This was part of the xorg-x11 package up to version 7.6
 Conflicts:      xorg-x11 <= 7.6
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
 Xeyes watches what you do and reports to the Boss.
@@ -44,14 +43,14 @@ Xeyes watches what you do and reports to the Boss.
 
 %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}/xeyes
 %{_mandir}/man1/xeyes.1%{?ext_man}