diff --git a/tests/auto/checklicenseheaders.sh b/tests/auto/checklicenseheaders.sh
index 77adfc96..9d4b6851 100755
--- a/tests/auto/checklicenseheaders.sh
+++ b/tests/auto/checklicenseheaders.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if test -z "$results"; then
   exit 0
 else
   echo "*** License check failed. Offending files:"
-  licensecheck -r -c '\.(cpp|h)$' $1 | grep -v "GPL (v2)" | grep -v "GPL (v2)" | grep -v "BSD" | grep -v "GENERATED"
+  licensecheck -r -c '\.(cpp|h)$' $1 | grep -v "GPL (v2)" | grep -v "GPL (v2)" | grep -v "GPL (v3)"  | grep -v "BSD" | grep -v "GENERATED"
   exit 1
 fi