diff --git a/package/gmp/gmp.mk b/package/gmp/gmp.mk
index cdde794395..485bf7c0f3 100644
--- a/package/gmp/gmp.mk
+++ b/package/gmp/gmp.mk
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ GMP_VERSION = 6.1.1
 GMP_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/gmp
 GMP_SOURCE = gmp-$(GMP_VERSION).tar.xz
 GMP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-GMP_LICENSE = LGPLv3+
-GMP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LESSERv3
+GMP_LICENSE = LGPLv3+ or GPLv2+
+GMP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LESSERv3 COPYINGv2
 GMP_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4
 HOST_GMP_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4