diff --git a/meta-arm-toolchain/conf/distro/include/external-arm-toolchain-versions.inc b/meta-arm-toolchain/conf/distro/include/external-arm-toolchain-versions.inc
index 9d4f9671..a89f2f02 100644
--- a/meta-arm-toolchain/conf/distro/include/external-arm-toolchain-versions.inc
+++ b/meta-arm-toolchain/conf/distro/include/external-arm-toolchain-versions.inc
@@ -139,19 +139,5 @@ python external_arm_toolchain_version_handler () {
     d.setVar('EAT_VER_KERNEL', eat_get_kernel_version(ld))
     d.setVar('EAT_VER_GDB', eat_get_gdb_version(ld))
     d.setVar('EAT_VER_BFD', eat_get_bfd_version(ld))
-
-    lc_libc = "LGPL-2.1"
-    lc_gcc = "GPL-3.0"
-    lc_rle = "GPL-3.0-with-GCC-exception"
-    lc_gdb = "GPL-3.0"
-    lc_bfd = "GPL-3.0"
-
-    d.setVar('EAT_LIBC_LICENSE', lc_libc)
-    d.setVar('EAT_GCC_LICENSE', lc_gcc)
-    d.setVar('EAT_RLE_LICENSE', lc_rle)
-    d.setVar('EAT_GDB_LICENSE', lc_gdb)
-    d.setVar('EAT_BFD_LICENSE', lc_bfd)
-
-    d.setVar('EAT_LICENSE', "%s & %s & %s & %s & %s" % (lc_libc, lc_gcc, lc_rle, lc_gdb, lc_bfd))
 }
 addhandler external_arm_toolchain_version_handler
diff --git a/meta-arm-toolchain/recipes-devtools/external-arm-toolchain/external-arm-sdk-toolchain.bb b/meta-arm-toolchain/recipes-devtools/external-arm-toolchain/external-arm-sdk-toolchain.bb
index 3f12b4de..4f0adce6 100644
--- a/meta-arm-toolchain/recipes-devtools/external-arm-toolchain/external-arm-sdk-toolchain.bb
+++ b/meta-arm-toolchain/recipes-devtools/external-arm-toolchain/external-arm-sdk-toolchain.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 inherit cross-canadian
 
+require license.inc
+
 PN = "external-arm-sdk-toolchain-${TARGET_ARCH}"
 BPN = "external-arm-sdk-toolchain"
 PV = "${EAT_VER_MAIN}"
@@ -10,9 +12,6 @@ INHIBIT_SYSROOT_STRIP = "1"
 INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
 EXCLUDE_FROM_SHLIBS = "1"
 
-EAT_LICENSE ??= ""
-
-LICENSE = "${EAT_LICENSE}"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
 
 # Skip packaging QA checks for prebuilt binaries
diff --git a/meta-arm-toolchain/recipes-devtools/external-arm-toolchain/license.inc b/meta-arm-toolchain/recipes-devtools/external-arm-toolchain/license.inc
index b6ee42ce..fcc92681 100644
--- a/meta-arm-toolchain/recipes-devtools/external-arm-toolchain/license.inc
+++ b/meta-arm-toolchain/recipes-devtools/external-arm-toolchain/license.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 LICENSE = "GPL-3.0-with-GCC-exception & GPLv3 & GPLv2 & LGPLv3 & LGPLv2.1 & LGPLv2"
 
+EAT_BFD_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0"
 EAT_GCC_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0-with-GCC-exception & GPLv3"
+EAT_GDB_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0"
 EAT_LIBC_LICENSE = "GPLv2 & LGPLv2.1"
+EAT_RLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0-with-GCC-exception"
 
 LICENSE_${PN} = "${EAT_LIBC_LICENSE}"
 LICENSE_${PN}-dev = "${EAT_LIBC_LICENSE}"