diff --git a/package/libmnl/libmnl.mk b/package/libmnl/libmnl.mk
index 75bb23887b..1f71347c66 100644
--- a/package/libmnl/libmnl.mk
+++ b/package/libmnl/libmnl.mk
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ LIBMNL_VERSION = 1.0.3
 LIBMNL_SOURCE = libmnl-$(LIBMNL_VERSION).tar.bz2
 LIBMNL_SITE = http://netfilter.org/projects/libmnl/files
 LIBMNL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+LIBMNL_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
+LIBMNL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))