diff --git a/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk b/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
index f5e530dfdc..99ee4cad34 100644
--- a/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
+++ b/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ ZEROMQ_VERSION = 2.1.11
 ZEROMQ_SITE = http://download.zeromq.org/
 ZEROMQ_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ZEROMQ_DEPENDENCIES = util-linux
+ZEROMQ_LICENSE = LGPLv3+ with exceptions
+ZEROMQ_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LESSER
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))