diff --git a/BioArchLinux/r-deco/lilac.py b/BioArchLinux/r-deco/lilac.py
index e8e1284a30..b5cdb057c5 100644
--- a/BioArchLinux/r-deco/lilac.py
+++ b/BioArchLinux/r-deco/lilac.py
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.normpath(f'{__file__}/../../../lilac-extensions'))
 from lilac_r_utils import r_pre_build
 
 def pre_build():
-    r_pre_build(
-        _G,
-        expect_license = "GPL (>=3)",
-    )
+    r_pre_build(_G)
 
 def post_build():
     git_pkgbuild_commit()
diff --git a/BioArchLinux/r-gcsscore/lilac.py b/BioArchLinux/r-gcsscore/lilac.py
index e8e1284a30..b5cdb057c5 100644
--- a/BioArchLinux/r-gcsscore/lilac.py
+++ b/BioArchLinux/r-gcsscore/lilac.py
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.normpath(f'{__file__}/../../../lilac-extensions'))
 from lilac_r_utils import r_pre_build
 
 def pre_build():
-    r_pre_build(
-        _G,
-        expect_license = "GPL (>=3)",
-    )
+    r_pre_build(_G)
 
 def post_build():
     git_pkgbuild_commit()
diff --git a/BioArchLinux/r-onesense/lilac.py b/BioArchLinux/r-onesense/lilac.py
index e8e1284a30..b5cdb057c5 100644
--- a/BioArchLinux/r-onesense/lilac.py
+++ b/BioArchLinux/r-onesense/lilac.py
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.normpath(f'{__file__}/../../../lilac-extensions'))
 from lilac_r_utils import r_pre_build
 
 def pre_build():
-    r_pre_build(
-        _G,
-        expect_license = "GPL (>=3)",
-    )
+    r_pre_build(_G)
 
 def post_build():
     git_pkgbuild_commit()
diff --git a/BioArchLinux/r-peacoqc/lilac.py b/BioArchLinux/r-peacoqc/lilac.py
index e8e1284a30..b5cdb057c5 100644
--- a/BioArchLinux/r-peacoqc/lilac.py
+++ b/BioArchLinux/r-peacoqc/lilac.py
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.normpath(f'{__file__}/../../../lilac-extensions'))
 from lilac_r_utils import r_pre_build
 
 def pre_build():
-    r_pre_build(
-        _G,
-        expect_license = "GPL (>=3)",
-    )
+    r_pre_build(_G)
 
 def post_build():
     git_pkgbuild_commit()
diff --git a/BioArchLinux/r-rsubread/lilac.py b/BioArchLinux/r-rsubread/lilac.py
index e8e1284a30..b5cdb057c5 100644
--- a/BioArchLinux/r-rsubread/lilac.py
+++ b/BioArchLinux/r-rsubread/lilac.py
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.normpath(f'{__file__}/../../../lilac-extensions'))
 from lilac_r_utils import r_pre_build
 
 def pre_build():
-    r_pre_build(
-        _G,
-        expect_license = "GPL (>=3)",
-    )
+    r_pre_build(_G)
 
 def post_build():
     git_pkgbuild_commit()
diff --git a/BioArchLinux/r-sponge/lilac.py b/BioArchLinux/r-sponge/lilac.py
index e8e1284a30..b5cdb057c5 100644
--- a/BioArchLinux/r-sponge/lilac.py
+++ b/BioArchLinux/r-sponge/lilac.py
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.normpath(f'{__file__}/../../../lilac-extensions'))
 from lilac_r_utils import r_pre_build
 
 def pre_build():
-    r_pre_build(
-        _G,
-        expect_license = "GPL (>=3)",
-    )
+    r_pre_build(_G)
 
 def post_build():
     git_pkgbuild_commit()
diff --git a/lilac-extensions/lilac_r_utils.py b/lilac-extensions/lilac_r_utils.py
index 77f4d95f04..5bdfd4296f 100644
--- a/lilac-extensions/lilac_r_utils.py
+++ b/lilac-extensions/lilac_r_utils.py
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ license_map = {
     "GPL (>= 3)": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
     "GPL (>= 3.0)": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
     "GPL (>=2)": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
+    "GPL (>=3)": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
     "GPL-2": "GPL-2.0-only",
     "GPL-2 | GPL-3": "GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only",
     "GPL-3": "GPL-3.0-only",