diff --git a/package/copas/copas.mk b/package/copas/copas.mk
index cd9ab7a37e..c84a6cc0b5 100644
--- a/package/copas/copas.mk
+++ b/package/copas/copas.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 COPAS_VERSION = 1.1.6
 COPAS_SITE = http://github.com/downloads/keplerproject/copas
 COPAS_DEPENDENCIES = lua coxpcall luasocket
+COPAS_LICENSE = MIT
 
 define COPAS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/src/copas/copas.lua \