diff --git a/anda/devs/zed/nightly/zed-nightly.spec b/anda/devs/zed/nightly/zed-nightly.spec
index cf737853f5..6db584debd 100644
--- a/anda/devs/zed/nightly/zed-nightly.spec
+++ b/anda/devs/zed/nightly/zed-nightly.spec
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export ZED_UPDATE_EXPLANATION="Run dnf up to update Zed Nightly from Terra."
 echo "nightly" > crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL
 
 %cargo_build -- --package zed --package cli
-script/generate-licenses
+ALLOW_MISSING_LICENSES=1 script/generate-licenses
 
 %install
 install -Dm755 target/rpm/zed %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/zed-editor
diff --git a/anda/devs/zed/preview/zed-preview.spec b/anda/devs/zed/preview/zed-preview.spec
index 1bbf6d79e9..f95c721217 100644
--- a/anda/devs/zed/preview/zed-preview.spec
+++ b/anda/devs/zed/preview/zed-preview.spec
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export ZED_UPDATE_EXPLANATION="Run dnf up to update Zed Preview from Terra."
 echo "preview" > crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL
 
 %cargo_build -- --package zed --package cli
-script/generate-licenses
+ALLOW_MISSING_LICENSES=1 script/generate-licenses
 
 %install
 install -Dm755 target/rpm/zed %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/zed-editor
diff --git a/anda/devs/zed/stable/zed.spec b/anda/devs/zed/stable/zed.spec
index abfa0ff359..1733328fe5 100644
--- a/anda/devs/zed/stable/zed.spec
+++ b/anda/devs/zed/stable/zed.spec
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export ZED_UPDATE_EXPLANATION="Run dnf up to update Zed from Terra."
 echo "stable" > crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL
 
 %cargo_build -- --package zed --package cli
-script/generate-licenses
+ALLOW_MISSING_LICENSES=1 script/generate-licenses
 
 %install
 install -Dm755 target/rpm/zed %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/zed-editor