diff --git a/package/zmqpp/zmqpp.mk b/package/zmqpp/zmqpp.mk
index 7efd04b7d0..03c64758a6 100644
--- a/package/zmqpp/zmqpp.mk
+++ b/package/zmqpp/zmqpp.mk
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ ZMQPP_VERSION = 3.2.0
 ZMQPP_SITE = $(call github,zeromq,zmqpp,$(ZMQPP_VERSION))
 ZMQPP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ZMQPP_DEPENDENCIES = zeromq
-ZMQPP_LICENSE = LGPLv3+ with exceptions
-ZMQPP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LESSER
+ZMQPP_LICENSE = MIT
+ZMQPP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 ZMQPP_MAKE_OPTS = LD="$(TARGET_CXX)" BUILD_PATH=./build PREFIX=/usr
 ZMQPP_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lpthread