diff --git a/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.mk b/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.mk
index 362cab2fa6..1b90c3b9dc 100644
--- a/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.mk
+++ b/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 LIBFREEFARE_VERSION = 0.3.4
 LIBFREEFARE_SITE = http://libfreefare.googlecode.com/files
 LIBFREEFARE_DEPENDENCIES = libnfc openssl
+LIBFREEFARE_LICENSE = LGPLv3+ with exception
+LIBFREEFARE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
 # openssl needs zlib even if the libfreefare example itself doesn't