diff --git a/detector/detector.go b/detector/detector.go
index f1c2d46..1a21e29 100644
--- a/detector/detector.go
+++ b/detector/detector.go
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ func buildLicenceRegex() *regexp.Regexp {
 	// inspired by https://github.com/src-d/go-license-detector/blob/7961dd6009019bc12778175ef7f074ede24bd128/licensedb/internal/investigation.go#L29
 	licenceFileNames := []string{
 		`li[cs]en[cs]es?`,
+		`license.(mit|apache)`,
 		`legal`,
 		`copy(left|right|ing)`,
 		`unlicense`,