diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/package.py b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
index ff757296f38..7648a2f8631 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/package.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ def write_license_file(self, license_path):
 #
 #\t%s
 #
-""" % (self.name, self.name, self.name, '\n#\t'.join(self.license_files)))
+""" % (self.name, self.name, '\n#\t'.join(self.license_files)))
 
         if self.license_vars:
             license.write("""\