diff --git a/gstreamer1-plugins-base.spec b/gstreamer1-plugins-base.spec
index 2804858..e412f79 100644
--- a/gstreamer1-plugins-base.spec
+++ b/gstreamer1-plugins-base.spec
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ chrpath --delete $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/gst-play-1.0
 
 
 %files -f gst-plugins-base-%{majorminor}.lang
-%doc AUTHORS COPYING README REQUIREMENTS
+%license COPYING
+%doc AUTHORS README REQUIREMENTS
 %{_datadir}/appdata/*.appdata.xml
 %{_libdir}/libgstallocators-%{majorminor}.so.*
 %{_libdir}/libgstaudio-%{majorminor}.so.*
@@ -410,6 +411,7 @@ chrpath --delete $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/gst-play-1.0
 %changelog
 * Sat Sep 26 2015 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 1.6.0-1
 - Update to 1.6.0
+- Use license macro for COPYING
 
 * Mon Sep 21 2015 Wim Taymans <wtaymans@redhat.com> - 1.5.91-1
 - Update to 1.5.91