diff --git a/package/dbus/dbus.mk b/package/dbus/dbus.mk
index ec42874b62..3aa13458e5 100644
--- a/package/dbus/dbus.mk
+++ b/package/dbus/dbus.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 # dbus
 #
 #############################################################
+
 DBUS_VERSION = 1.4.24
 DBUS_SITE = http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/
+DBUS_LICENSE = AFLv2.1 GPLv2+
+DBUS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 DBUS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 DBUS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf