1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/license.bbclass b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
index 74a830686e..4b5954d2c5 100644
--- a/meta/classes/license.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ license_create_manifest() {
 
                 pkged_pv="$(sed -n 's/^PV: //p' ${filename})"
                 pkged_name="$(basename $(readlink ${filename}))"
-                pkged_lic="$(sed -n "/^LICENSE_${pkged_name}: /{ s/^LICENSE_${pkged_name}: //; s/[+|&()*]/ /g; s/  */ /g; p }" ${filename})"
+                pkged_lic="$(sed -n "/^LICENSE_${pkged_name}: /{ s/^LICENSE_${pkged_name}: //; s/[|&()*]/ /g; s/  */ /g; p }" ${filename})"
                 if [ -z ${pkged_lic} ]; then
                         # fallback checking value of LICENSE
-                        pkged_lic="$(sed -n "/^LICENSE: /{ s/^LICENSE: //; s/[+|&()*]/ /g; s/  */ /g; p }" ${filename})"
+                        pkged_lic="$(sed -n "/^LICENSE: /{ s/^LICENSE: //; s/[|&()*]/ /g; s/  */ /g; p }" ${filename})"
                 fi
 
                 echo "PACKAGE NAME:" ${pkg} >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ license_create_manifest() {
                 echo "RECIPE NAME:" ${pkged_pn} >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
                 echo "LICENSE: " >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
                 for lic in ${pkged_lic}; do
-                        if [ -e "${LICENSE_DIRECTORY}/${pkged_pn}/generic_${lic}" ]; then
-                                echo ${lic}|sed s'/generic_//'g >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
+                        # to reference a license file trim trailing + symbol
+                        if [ -e "${LICENSE_DIRECTORY}/${pkged_pn}/generic_${lic%+}" ]; then
+                                echo ${lic} >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
                         else
                                 echo "WARNING: The license listed, " ${lic} " was not in the licenses collected for " ${pkged_pn} >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
                         fi