diff --git a/doclicense/doclicense.dtx b/doclicense/doclicense.dtx
index f3083a5..cc97b14 100644
--- a/doclicense/doclicense.dtx
+++ b/doclicense/doclicense.dtx
@@ -722,9 +722,11 @@ corresponds to \PackageName\nobreakspace\fileversion, dated \printdateTeX{\filed
   }
   \@ifpackageloaded{hyperxmp}{%
     % The following options are only defined when the hyperxmp package was loaded.
-    \hypersetup{%
-      pdfcopyright  = {\doclicenseLongTextForHyperref},
-      pdflicenseurl = {\doclicenseURL},
+    \AtBeginDocument{%
+      \hypersetup{%
+        pdfcopyright  = {\doclicenseLongTextForHyperref},
+        pdflicenseurl = {\doclicenseURL},
+      }
     }
   }{}
 }