diff --git a/package/x11vnc/x11vnc.mk b/package/x11vnc/x11vnc.mk
index a2d68f62e0..bd0f530ab5 100644
--- a/package/x11vnc/x11vnc.mk
+++ b/package/x11vnc/x11vnc.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ X11VNC_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/libvncserver/x11vnc/$(X11
 # sdl support is not used in x11vnc, but host include / library search paths
 # leak in if host has sdl-config
 X11VNC_CONF_OPT = --without-sdl
-
 X11VNC_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libXt xlib_libXext xlib_libXtst
+X11VNC_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+X11VNC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_INET_IPV6),y)
 # configure option only used for libvncserver