diff --git a/package/genext2fs/genext2fs.mk b/package/genext2fs/genext2fs.mk
index 6126a7467a..45e9695ad4 100644
--- a/package/genext2fs/genext2fs.mk
+++ b/package/genext2fs/genext2fs.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 GENEXT2FS_VERSION = 1.4.1
 GENEXT2FS_SOURCE = genext2fs-$(GENEXT2FS_VERSION).tar.gz
 GENEXT2FS_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/genext2fs/genext2fs/$(GENEXT2FS_VERSION)
+GENEXT2FS_LICENSE = GPLv2
+GENEXT2FS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))