diff --git a/boot/optee-os/optee-os.mk b/boot/optee-os/optee-os.mk
index bedde85212..acdb25b479 100644
--- a/boot/optee-os/optee-os.mk
+++ b/boot/optee-os/optee-os.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 OPTEE_OS_VERSION = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_VERSION))
 OPTEE_OS_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
+ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_LATEST),y)
 OPTEE_OS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+endif
 
 OPTEE_OS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 OPTEE_OS_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES