diff --git a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
index e9d4bfa..35809b9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
@@ -348,8 +348,12 @@ def package_qa_check_license(workdir, d):
     sane = True
 
     lic_files = bb.data.getVar('LIC_FILES_CHKSUM', d, True)
+    lic = bb.data.getVar('LICENSE', d, True)
     pn = bb.data.getVar('PN', d, True)
 
+    if lic == "CLOSED":
+        return True
+
     if not lic_files:
         # just throw a warning now. Once licensing data in entered for enough of the recipes,
         # this will be converted into error and False will be returned.