--- src/portlint.pl	(revision 489882)
+++ src/portlint.pl	(working copy)
@@ -3149,7 +3149,7 @@ 
 		if ($tmp =~ /\nLICENSE_FILE_([^\s=]+)([\s=])/) {
 			my $lfn = $1;
 			my $nchar = $2;
-			if ($lfn ne $makevar{LICENSE}) {
+			if (!grep(/$lfn/, $makevar{LICENSE})) {
 				&perror("FATAL", $file, -1, "license specified is $makevar{LICENSE}, ".
 					"but LICENSE_FILE specified is for $lfn.");
 			}