diff --git a/package/thttpd/thttpd.mk b/package/thttpd/thttpd.mk
index f4797fabbc..7be264a0de 100644
--- a/package/thttpd/thttpd.mk
+++ b/package/thttpd/thttpd.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ THTTPD_VERSION = 2.25b
 THTTPD_SOURCE = thttpd_$(THTTPD_VERSION).orig.tar.gz
 THTTPD_PATCH = thttpd_$(THTTPD_VERSION)-11.diff.gz
 THTTPD_SITE = $(BR2_DEBIAN_MIRROR)/debian/pool/main/t/thttpd/
+THTTPD_LICENSE = BSD-2c
+THTTPD_LICENSE_FILES = thttpd.c
 
 ifneq ($(THTTPD_PATCH),)
 define THTTPD_DEBIAN_PATCHES