diff --git a/package/tinyhttpd/tinyhttpd.mk b/package/tinyhttpd/tinyhttpd.mk
index 1a809f6663..ec47fd97f9 100644
--- a/package/tinyhttpd/tinyhttpd.mk
+++ b/package/tinyhttpd/tinyhttpd.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 TINYHTTPD_VERSION = 0.1.0
 TINYHTTPD_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tinyhttpd/tinyhttpd%20source/tinyhttpd%20$(TINYHTTPD_VERSION)
+TINYHTTPD_LICENSE = GPL
+TINYHTTPD_LICENSE_FILES = README
 
 define TINYHTTPD_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \