diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index fcd24f4..920166e 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #%%global without_hscolour 1
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        1.6.7
+Version:        1.6.8
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building packages for GHC
 
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep  6 2016 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.6.8-1
+- set Cabal docdir to licensedir so licenses end up in right place
+
 * Thu Sep  1 2016 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.6.7-1
 - ghc_lib_subpackage now takes name-version processed with lua
 
diff --git a/macros.ghc b/macros.ghc
index 02a5ec4..3d10d57 100644
--- a/macros.ghc
+++ b/macros.ghc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fi
 %global _hardened_ldflags %{nil}\
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-%optflags}"; export CFLAGS\
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-%{?__global_ldflags}}"; export LDFLAGS\
-%cabal configure %{?cabal_verbose} --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{ghc_pkgdocdir} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} --ghc-options="$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g') $(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
+%cabal configure %{?cabal_verbose} --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{ghc_licensedir} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} --ghc-options="$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g') $(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
 
 # install
 %cabal_install %cabal copy %{?cabal_verbose} %{!?cabal_verbose:-v} --destdir=%{buildroot}
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-%{?__global_ldflags}}"; export LDFLAGS\
 %cabal test %{?cabal_verbose}\
 %endif
 
+%ghc_licensedir %{_defaultlicensedir}/%{name}
+
 # no _pkgdocdir in EPEL <= 7
 %ghc_pkgdocdir %{?_pkgdocdir}%{!?_pkgdocdir:%{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}}
 
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@ fi\
 for i in $(ls %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{!?1:*}%{?1:%{basepkg}}/); do\
 echo "%%license %{?1:%{pkgnamever}/}$i" >> %{basepkg}.files\
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_defaultlicensedir}/%{basepkg}\
-mv %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{!?1:*}%{?1:%{basepkg}}/$i %{buildroot}%{_defaultlicensedir}/%{basepkg}/\
 done\
 for i in %{basepkg}.files %{basepkg}-devel.files; do\
 if [ -f "$i" ]; then\
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ install -D --mode=0644 %{pkgnamever}.conf %{buildroot}%{ghclibdir}/package.conf.
 # ghc_lib_build_without_haddock [name] [version]
 %ghc_lib_build_without_haddock()\
 %global debug_package %{nil}\
-%cabal_configure %{!?without_prof:-p} %{!?ghc_without_shared:--enable-shared} %{?ghc_without_shared:--disable-shared} %{?pkg_name:--htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}} %{?1:--docdir=%{_docdir}/ghc-%1%{!?fedora:-%2} --htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%1-%2} %{!?1:--global} %{?ghc_with_lib_for_ghci:--enable-library-for-ghci}\
+%cabal_configure %{!?without_prof:-p} %{!?ghc_without_shared:--enable-shared} %{?ghc_without_shared:--disable-shared} %{?pkg_name:--htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}} %{?1:--docdir=%{ghc_licensedir}/ghc-%1%{!?fedora:-%2} --htmldir=%{ghclibdocdir}/%1-%2} %{!?1:--global} %{?ghc_with_lib_for_ghci:--enable-library-for-ghci}\
 %cabal build %{?cabal_verbose}\
 %{nil}
 
@@ -141,8 +142,6 @@ find %{buildroot} -type f -exec sh -c "file {} | grep -q 'dynamically linked'" \
 %{!?_fileattrsdir:%global _use_internal_dependency_generator 0}\
 %{!?_fileattrsdir:%global __find_requires %{_rpmconfigdir}/ghc-deps.sh %{buildroot}%{ghclibdir}}\
 %cabal_install\
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_defaultlicensedir}/%{name}\
-mv %{buildroot}%{ghc_pkgdocdir}/* %{buildroot}%{_defaultlicensedir}/%{name}/\
 %{!?1:%ghc_strip_dynlinked}\
 %{nil}