diff --git a/boot/mxs-bootlets/mxs-bootlets.mk b/boot/mxs-bootlets/mxs-bootlets.mk
index 6b81030c18..c0c4b3d4a2 100644
--- a/boot/mxs-bootlets/mxs-bootlets.mk
+++ b/boot/mxs-bootlets/mxs-bootlets.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_MXS_BOOTLETS_HAS_IVT),y)
 endif
 
 MXS_BOOTLETS_DEPENDENCIES = host-elftosb
+MXS_BOOTLETS_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_MXS_BOOTLETS_BAREBOX),y)
 MXS_BOOTLETS_DEPENDENCIES += barebox