diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/license_image.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/license_image.bbclass
index bf70bee..0a5ea0a 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/license_image.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/license_image.bbclass
@@ -54,28 +54,23 @@
     bad_licenses = (d.getVar("INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE") or "").split()
     bad_licenses = expand_wildcard_licenses(d, bad_licenses)
 
-    whitelist = []
-    for lic in bad_licenses:
-        whitelist.extend((d.getVar("WHITELIST_" + lic) or "").split())
-
+    exceptions = (d.getVar("INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE_EXCEPTIONS") or "").split()
     with open(license_manifest, "w") as license_file:
         for pkg in sorted(pkg_dic):
-            if bad_licenses and pkg not in whitelist:
-                try:
-                    licenses = incompatible_pkg_license(d, bad_licenses, pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"])
-                    if licenses:
-                        bb.fatal("Package %s cannot be installed into the image because it has incompatible license(s): %s" %(pkg, ' '.join(licenses)))
-                    (pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"], pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"]) = \
-                        oe.license.manifest_licenses(pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"],
-                        bad_licenses, canonical_license, d)
-                except oe.license.LicenseError as exc:
-                    bb.fatal('%s: %s' % (d.getVar('P'), exc))
+            remaining_bad_licenses = oe.license.apply_pkg_license_exception(pkg, bad_licenses, exceptions)
+            incompatible_licenses = incompatible_pkg_license(d, remaining_bad_licenses, pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"])
+            if incompatible_licenses:
+                bb.fatal("Package %s cannot be installed into the image because it has incompatible license(s): %s" %(pkg, ' '.join(incompatible_licenses)))
             else:
-                pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"] = re.sub(r'[|&()*]', ' ', pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"])
-                pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"] = re.sub(r'  *', ' ', pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"])
-                pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"] = pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"].split()
-                if pkg in whitelist:
-                    oe.qa.handle_error('license-incompatible', "Including %s with an incompatible license %s into the image, because it has been whitelisted." %(pkg, pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"]), d)
+                incompatible_licenses = incompatible_pkg_license(d, bad_licenses, pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"])
+                if incompatible_licenses:
+                    oe.qa.handle_error('license-incompatible', "Including %s with incompatible license(s) %s into the image, because it has been allowed by exception list." %(pkg, ' '.join(incompatible_licenses)), d)
+            try:
+                (pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"], pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"]) = \
+                    oe.license.manifest_licenses(pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"],
+                    remaining_bad_licenses, canonical_license, d)
+            except oe.license.LicenseError as exc:
+                bb.fatal('%s: %s' % (d.getVar('P'), exc))
 
             if not "IMAGE_MANIFEST" in pkg_dic[pkg]:
                 # Rootfs manifest