diff --git a/package/giblib/giblib.mk b/package/giblib/giblib.mk
index 6d1ebb84f9..c4caf27152 100644
--- a/package/giblib/giblib.mk
+++ b/package/giblib/giblib.mk
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ GIBLIB_AUTORECONF = YES
 GIBLIB_CONF_OPT = --with-imlib2-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 		  --with-imlib2-exec-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 GIBLIB_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = giblib-config
+GIBLIB_LICENSE = MIT
+GIBLIB_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))