diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_buildsys_python.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_buildsys_python.py
index 92468b22546..d2c7e251bf7 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_buildsys_python.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_buildsys_python.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class PythonRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
 
         if license_str:
             for i, line in enumerate(lines_before):
-                if line.startswith('LICENSE = '):
+                if ine.startswith('##LICENSE_PLACEHOLDER##'):
                     lines_before.insert(i, '# NOTE: License in setup.py/PKGINFO is: %s' % license_str)
                     break