diff --git a/libtrace/Makefile b/libtrace/Makefile
index 04b3a9154..678ce50bf 100644
--- a/libtrace/Makefile
+++ b/libtrace/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPLv2
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
+
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf