diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index 2796b0a310..0d77340f85 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ endif
 # prior to u-boot 2013.10 the license info was in COPYING. Copy it so
 # legal-info finds it
 define UBOOT_COPY_OLD_LICENSE_FILE
-	if [ -f $(@D)/COPYING ]; then \
+	if [ -f $(@D)/COPYING ] && [ ! -f $(@D)/Licenses/gpl-2.0.txt ]; then \
 		$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/COPYING $(@D)/Licenses/gpl-2.0.txt; \
 	fi
 endef