diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
index 5375ab08dcfc..f25a1a61ed02 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
                 $usedLicenses = array();
                 foreach ($packages as $package) {
                     $license = $package instanceof CompletePackageInterface ? $package->getLicense() : array();
-                    $licenseName = $license[0];
+                    $licenseName = $license[0] ?? 'none';
                     if (!isset($usedLicenses[$licenseName])) {
                         $usedLicenses[$licenseName] = 0;
                     }