diff --git a/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk b/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
index e622dd4683..f6daffdb1b 100644
--- a/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
+++ b/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 LIBDNET_VERSION = 1.11
 LIBDNET_SOURCE = libdnet-$(LIBDNET_VERSION).tar.gz
 LIBDNET_SITE = http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/libdnet/
+LIBDNET_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+LIBDNET_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 LIBDNET_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBDNET_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBDNET_CONF_OPT = \