diff --git a/fcc_submitter.py b/fcc_submitter.py
index 9a9c7267..07218342 100755
--- a/fcc_submitter.py
+++ b/fcc_submitter.py
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ class FccSubmitter(object):
         linkinfo = root.find('linkinfo')
         if linkinfo:
             data['linkinfo'] = linkinfo.attrib['package']
+        else:
+            data['linkinfo'] = None
 
         files = [ entry.get('name').replace('.spec', '') for entry in root.findall('entry') if entry.get('name').endswith('.spec') ]
         data['specs'] = files