diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index c3c93f9..9cc011a 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        2.4.3
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        2.4.4
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building Haskell packages for GHC
 
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 26 2022 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 2.4.4-1
+- ghc_gen_filelists: check pkg licensedir exists
+
 * Thu Jul 21 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.4.3-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_37_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/macros.ghc b/macros.ghc
index be19641..7503666 100644
--- a/macros.ghc
+++ b/macros.ghc
@@ -90,9 +90,11 @@ fi\
 rm -f %{basepkg}.files %{basepkg}-doc.files\
 touch %{basepkg}.files %{basepkg}-doc.files\
 %if 0%{?1:1}\
+if [ -d "%{buildroot}%{_ghclicensedir}/%{basepkg}" ]; then\
 for i in $(ls %{buildroot}%{_ghclicensedir}/%{basepkg}); do\
 echo "%%license %{pkgnamever}/$i" >> %{basepkg}.files\
 done\
+fi\
 %endif\
 for i in %{buildroot}%{?_ghcdynlibdir}%{!?_ghcdynlibdir:%{ghclibplatform}}/libHS%{pkgnamever}-*ghc%{ghc_version}.so; do\
 if [ -x "$i" ]; then\