diff --git a/package/c-ares/c-ares.hash b/package/c-ares/c-ares.hash
index 832c4dfcfb..0c665574d8 100644
--- a/package/c-ares/c-ares.hash
+++ b/package/c-ares/c-ares.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # Locally calculated after checking pgp signature
 sha256 45d3c1fd29263ceec2afc8ff9cd06d5f8f889636eb4e80ce3cc7f0eaf7aadc6e c-ares-1.14.0.tar.gz
+
+# Hash for license file
+sha256 db4eb63fe09daebdf57d3f79b091bb5ee5070c0d761040e83264e648d307af4c LICENSE.md
diff --git a/package/c-ares/c-ares.mk b/package/c-ares/c-ares.mk
index 76e9687b37..9f9835677f 100644
--- a/package/c-ares/c-ares.mk
+++ b/package/c-ares/c-ares.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ C_ARES_CONF_OPTS = --with-random=/dev/urandom
 # Rebuild configure to avoid XC_CHECK_USER_CFLAGS
 C_ARES_AUTORECONF = YES
 C_ARES_LICENSE = MIT
-# No standalone, use some source file
-C_ARES_LICENSE_FILES = ares_mkquery.c
+C_ARES_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
 
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