diff --git a/package/php/php.mk b/package/php/php.mk
index f59a4e8781..22eeddd97c 100644
--- a/package/php/php.mk
+++ b/package/php/php.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PHP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 PHP_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = INSTALL_ROOT=$(STAGING_DIR) install
 PHP_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = INSTALL_ROOT=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 PHP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
-PHP_LICENSE = PHP
+PHP_LICENSE = PHP-3.01
 PHP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 PHP_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--mandir=/usr/share/man \