diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index d4f313c..b550d4e 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ check_maintainer() {
 check_license() {
 	local ret=0
 	local license_list=/usr/share/spdx/license.lst
-	local exclude="AND OR WITH"
+	local exclude="AND OR WITH ( )"
 	if options_has "!spdx" || ! [ -f "$license_list" ]; then
 		return 0
 	fi