diff --git a/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk b/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
index 1d1fbc158a..04766eacdb 100644
--- a/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
+++ b/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 LIBPCAP_VERSION = 1.3.0
 LIBPCAP_SITE = http://www.tcpdump.org/release
+LIBPCAP_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+LIBPCAP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 LIBPCAP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
 # doesn't have an install-strip
 LIBPCAP_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT= DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" \
 	$(if $(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),install,install-shared)