diff --git a/inotify-tools/Makefile b/inotify-tools/Makefile
index 04293313a..f1231075a 100644
--- a/inotify-tools/Makefile
+++ b/inotify-tools/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPLv2
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
+
 # support parallel build
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1