diff --git a/package/sysstat/sysstat.mk b/package/sysstat/sysstat.mk
index 73e20d3aa1..02e4c88503 100644
--- a/package/sysstat/sysstat.mk
+++ b/package/sysstat/sysstat.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ SYSSTAT_SOURCE = sysstat-$(SYSSTAT_VERSION).tar.bz2
 SYSSTAT_SITE = http://pagesperso-orange.fr/sebastien.godard
 SYSSTAT_CONF_OPT = --disable-man-group --disable-sensors
 SYSSTAT_DEPENDENCIES = host-gettext
+SYSSTAT_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+SYSSTAT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),y)
 SYSSTAT_DEPENDENCIES += gettext