diff --git a/package/avrdude/avrdude.mk b/package/avrdude/avrdude.mk
index 0e34076e38..ae378dfbac 100644
--- a/package/avrdude/avrdude.mk
+++ b/package/avrdude/avrdude.mk
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ AVRDUDE_AUTORECONF = YES
 AVRDUDE_CONF_OPTS = --enable-linuxgpio
 AVRDUDE_DEPENDENCIES = elfutils libusb libusb-compat ncurses \
 	host-flex host-bison
-AVRDUDE_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
-AVRDUDE_LICENSE_FILES = avrdude/COPYING
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI1),y)
 AVRDUDE_DEPENDENCIES += libftdi1