diff --git a/xfig.changes b/xfig.changes
index 3d8591a..43b9804 100644
--- a/xfig.changes
+++ b/xfig.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 31 07:33:50 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
+
+- license update: MIT
+  SPDX compliant license short name. MIT chosen as majority of files are
+  under this license (Fedora also chose MIT)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 30 11:48:30 UTC 2012 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/xfig.spec b/xfig.spec
index c5d57ef..f343888 100644
--- a/xfig.spec
+++ b/xfig.spec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Requires:       transfig
 Version:        3.2.5b
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Facility for Interactive Generation of Figures under the X Window System
-License:        PERMISSIVE-OSI-COMPLIANT
+License:        MIT
 Group:          Productivity/Graphics/Vector Editors
 Url:            http://www.xfig.org/
 #