diff --git a/package/libglib2/libglib2.mk b/package/libglib2/libglib2.mk
index 3ac78ba8f6..194fa64829 100644
--- a/package/libglib2/libglib2.mk
+++ b/package/libglib2/libglib2.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ LIBGLIB2_VERSION_MINOR = 3
 LIBGLIB2_VERSION = $(LIBGLIB2_VERSION_MAJOR).$(LIBGLIB2_VERSION_MINOR)
 LIBGLIB2_SOURCE = glib-$(LIBGLIB2_VERSION).tar.xz
 LIBGLIB2_SITE = http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/glib/$(LIBGLIB2_VERSION_MAJOR)
+LIBGLIB2_LICENSE = LGPLv2+
+LIBGLIB2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 LIBGLIB2_AUTORECONF = YES
 HOST_LIBGLIB2_AUTORECONF = YES