diff --git a/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk b/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
index 7df342fb12..f63f2e06c3 100644
--- a/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
+++ b/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ SYSLINUX_VERSION = 4.05
 SYSLINUX_SOURCE  = syslinux-$(SYSLINUX_VERSION).tar.bz2
 SYSLINUX_SITE    = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/4.xx/
 
+SYSLINUX_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+SYSLINUX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
 SYSLINUX_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
 SYSLINUX_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES