diff --git a/tools/license-builder.sh b/tools/license-builder.sh
index 835cf3ce6a5fe5..8a1a4df38aad09 100755
--- a/tools/license-builder.sh
+++ b/tools/license-builder.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fi
 # Dependencies bundled in distributions
 licenseText="$(cat "${rootdir}/deps/acorn/acorn/LICENSE")"
 addlicense "Acorn" "deps/acorn" "$licenseText"
-licenseText="$(tail -n +3 "${rootdir}/deps/cares/LICENSE.md")"
+licenseText="$(cat "${rootdir}/deps/cares/LICENSE.md")"
 addlicense "c-ares" "deps/cares" "$licenseText"
 licenseText="$(cat "${rootdir}/deps/cjs-module-lexer/LICENSE")"
 addlicense "cjs-module-lexer" "deps/cjs-module-lexer" "$licenseText"