diff --git a/srcpkgs/json-c/template b/srcpkgs/json-c/template
index 9cc7c58d6ce..2448ee401b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/json-c/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/json-c/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
 post_install() {
-	vinstall COPYING 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}
+	vlicense COPYING
 }
 
 json-c-devel_package() {