--- eutils.eclass	2009-08-13 14:09:03.000000000 +0200
+++ eutils.eclass.new	2009-08-13 14:06:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -1319,6 +1319,7 @@ check_license() {
 			lic="${lic}"
 		fi
 	fi
+	[ ! -f "${lic}" ] && die "Could not find requested license ${lic}"
 	local l="`basename ${lic}`"
 
 	# here is where we check for the licenses the user already
@@ -1334,10 +1335,6 @@ check_license() {
 	done
 	set +o noglob; set -$shopts #reset old shell opts
 
-	# effectively check if license file is available now that
-	# ACCEPT_LICENSE has been checked
-	[ ! -f "${lic}" ] && die "Could not find requested license ${lic}"
-
 	local licmsg=$(emktemp)
 	cat <<-EOF > ${licmsg}
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