diff --git a/utils.sh b/utils.sh
index ffbbda9..9d260eb 100644
--- a/utils.sh
+++ b/utils.sh
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@
 ld_library_path_list=(
 )
 
-license_path_list=(
-)
+license_path_list=${license_path_list-(
+)}
 
 # Setup various paths
 if upon "$retain_paths"; then