diff --git a/boot/barebox/barebox.mk b/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
index 9550cdcfc6..ee84831c6c 100644
--- a/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
+++ b/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BAREBOX_SOURCE = barebox-$(BAREBOX_VERSION).tar.bz2
 BAREBOX_SITE = http://www.barebox.org/download/
 endif
 
-BAREBOX_LICENSE = GPLv2
+BAREBOX_LICENSE = GPLv2 with exceptions
 BAREBOX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR)),)