diff --git a/package/dosfstools/dosfstools.mk b/package/dosfstools/dosfstools.mk
index 507f485d3d..4f89364c79 100644
--- a/package/dosfstools/dosfstools.mk
+++ b/package/dosfstools/dosfstools.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 DOSFSTOOLS_VERSION = 3.0.12
 DOSFSTOOLS_SITE = http://fossies.org/linux/misc/
+DOSFSTOOLS_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+DOSFSTOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 MKDOSFS_BINARY = mkdosfs
 DOSFSCK_BINARY = dosfsck
 DOSFSLABEL_BINARY = dosfslabel