diff --git a/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk b/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
index 5502d7358b..a9ca376717 100644
--- a/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
+++ b/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ IPROUTE2_SOURCE = iproute2-$(IPROUTE2_VERSION).tar.xz
 IPROUTE2_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/utils/net/iproute2
 IPROUTE2_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-pkgconf \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMNL),libmnl)
-IPROUTE2_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
+IPROUTE2_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 IPROUTE2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 # If both iproute2 and busybox are selected, make certain we win