diff --git a/scripts/spec-get.sh b/scripts/spec-get.sh
index ae64106..337e8d0 100755
--- a/scripts/spec-get.sh
+++ b/scripts/spec-get.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ fi
 
 if test "${key}" = "license" || test "${key}" = "license_csv"; then
   license_csv="$(reuse --root "${project_dir}" lint |
-    awk -F ':' '/^* Used licenses:/{print $2}' | tr -d " ")"
+    awk -F ':' '/^\* Used licenses:/{print $2}' | tr " " "\n" | sort -d |
+    tr -s "\n" " " | tr -d " ")"
   license="$(echo "${license_csv}" | sed "s/,/ AND /g")"
 fi