diff --git a/package/parted/parted.mk b/package/parted/parted.mk
index 78c755a329..773e332edc 100644
--- a/package/parted/parted.mk
+++ b/package/parted/parted.mk
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ PARTED_SOURCE = parted-$(PARTED_VERSION).tar.xz
 PARTED_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/parted
 PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = readline util-linux lvm2
 PARTED_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+PARTED_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+PARTED_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))