diff --git a/package/libev/libev.mk b/package/libev/libev.mk
index 174223187a..11c788da18 100644
--- a/package/libev/libev.mk
+++ b/package/libev/libev.mk
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
 LIBEV_VERSION = 4.11
 LIBEV_SITE = http://dist.schmorp.de/libev/
 LIBEV_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+LIBEV_LICENSE = BSD-2c or GPLv2+
+LIBEV_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))