diff --git a/package/mpc/mpc.mk b/package/mpc/mpc.mk
index e5ee4896f5..5ad47a9cdd 100644
--- a/package/mpc/mpc.mk
+++ b/package/mpc/mpc.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 MPC_VERSION = 0.9
 MPC_SITE = http://www.multiprecision.org/mpc/download
+MPC_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
+MPC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LIB
 MPC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 MPC_DEPENDENCIES = gmp mpfr
 MPC_AUTORECONF = YES