diff --git a/package/dash/dash.mk b/package/dash/dash.mk
index 2765ed4230..c6a8b11076 100644
--- a/package/dash/dash.mk
+++ b/package/dash/dash.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ DASH_VERSION = 0.5.7
 DASH_SOURCE = dash_$(DASH_VERSION).orig.tar.gz
 DASH_SITE = $(BR2_DEBIAN_MIRROR)/debian/pool/main/d/dash
 DASH_PATCH = dash_$(DASH_VERSION)-2.diff.gz
+DASH_LICENSE = BSD-3c, GPLv2+ (mksignames.c)
+DASH_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 define DASH_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	cp -a $(@D)/src/dash $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/dash