diff --git a/package/fbset/fbset.mk b/package/fbset/fbset.mk
index 3423259e8a..b8a8f439d7 100644
--- a/package/fbset/fbset.mk
+++ b/package/fbset/fbset.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 FBSET_VERSION = 2.1
 FBSET_SOURCE = fbset-$(FBSET_VERSION).tar.gz
 FBSET_SITE = http://users.telenet.be/geertu/Linux/fbdev
+FBSET_LICENSE = GPLv2
 
 # Make sure full fbset wins over busybox fbset
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)