diff --git a/Installation/include/CGAL/license/generate_files.cmake b/Installation/include/CGAL/license/generate_files.cmake
index 0b24eb5840a..50652a25bd4 100644
--- a/Installation/include/CGAL/license/generate_files.cmake
+++ b/Installation/include/CGAL/license/generate_files.cmake
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ foreach(LINE ${package_list})
   string(REPLACE "/" "_" PACKAGE_CODE_NAME ${PACKAGE_NAME})
   string(TOUPPER ${PACKAGE_CODE_NAME} PACKAGE_CODE_NAME)
   string(REPLACE "${PACKAGE_NAME}" "" PACKAGE_PRETTY_NAME ${LINE})
-  string(COMPARE EQUAL ${PACKAGE_PRETTY_NAME} " " IS_EMPTY)
-  if(${IS_EMPTY})
+  string(STRIP "${PACKAGE_PRETTY_NAME}" PACKAGE_PRETTY_NAME)
+  if(NOT PACKAGE_PRETTY_NAME)
     set(PACKAGE_PRETTY_NAME ${PACKAGE_NAME})
   endif()
-  string(STRIP "${PACKAGE_PRETTY_NAME}" PACKAGE_PRETTY_NAME)
   message("Generate \"${PACKAGE_NAME}.h\"")
   configure_file(gpl.h.in ${PACKAGE_NAME}.h @ONLY NEWLINE_STYLE LF)
 endforeach()