diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index 5f4b0e5e51..a2dfdf9431 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -3517,8 +3517,8 @@ static void show_banner(void)
 static void show_license(void)
 {
     show_banner();
-    printf(
 #ifdef CONFIG_GPL
+    printf(
     "This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify\n"   
     "it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by\n"
     "the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or\n"
@@ -3532,7 +3532,9 @@ static void show_license(void)
     "You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License\n"
     "along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software\n"
     "Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA\n"
+    );
 #else
+    printf(
     "This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or\n"
     "modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public\n"
     "License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either\n"
@@ -3546,8 +3548,8 @@ static void show_license(void)
     "You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public\n"
     "License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software\n"
     "Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA\n"
-#endif
     );
+#endif
     exit(1);
 }