diff --git a/projects/rocr-runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocr-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 994b00fbf2..e563552c5d 100644
--- a/projects/rocr-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocr-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ install ( TARGETS ${HSAKMT_TARGET} EXPORT ${HSAKMT_TARGET}Targets
   ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT devel
   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT devel )
 
-install ( FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.md DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR} COMPONENT devel )
+#install ( FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.md DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR} COMPONENT devel )
 
 # Install public headers
 install ( DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ if (DEFINED ENV{CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE})
 else()
    set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE "local")
 endif()
+# Logic to install debian copyright file (i.e. the license file)
+set(CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS "install -m 644 -D ${CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE} \
+  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/doc/${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME}/copyright")
+set(CPACK_INSTALLED_DIRECTORIES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/doc/${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME}"
+  "/usr/share/doc/${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME}")
 ## Process the Debian install/remove scripts to update the CPACK variables
 configure_file ( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DEBIAN/postinst.in DEBIAN/postinst @ONLY )
 configure_file ( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DEBIAN/prerm.in DEBIAN/prerm @ONLY )
diff --git a/projects/rocr-runtime/RPM/hsakmt-roct-devel.spec.in b/projects/rocr-runtime/RPM/hsakmt-roct-devel.spec.in
index cb8b7e39b9..2cc9e9f8ad 100644
--- a/projects/rocr-runtime/RPM/hsakmt-roct-devel.spec.in
+++ b/projects/rocr-runtime/RPM/hsakmt-roct-devel.spec.in
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ Recommends: @CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RECOMMENDS@
 %prep
 mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %_topdir/tmpBBroot
 
+# The license macro expects the license to be copied into the working directory
+cp -a @CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE@ ./LICENSE.md
+
 %install
 if [ -e $RPM_BUILD_ROOT ];
 then
@@ -91,6 +94,10 @@ mv %_topdir/tmpBBroot $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 @CPACK_RPM_ABSOLUTE_INSTALL_FILES@
 @CPACK_RPM_USER_INSTALL_FILES@
 
+# RPM has a different way of packaging the license, ignore the debian one:
+%license LICENSE.md
+%exclude /usr/share/doc/@CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME@
+
 %changelog
 @CPACK_RPM_SPEC_CHANGELOG@