diff --git a/package/boa/boa.mk b/package/boa/boa.mk
index 9308b549e5..d6a8e23deb 100644
--- a/package/boa/boa.mk
+++ b/package/boa/boa.mk
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 BOA_VERSION = 0.94.14rc21
-BOA_SOURCE = boa-$(BOA_VERSION).tar.gz
 BOA_SITE = http://www.boa.org/
+BOA_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+BOA_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 define BOA_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	install -D -m 755 $(@D)/src/boa $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/boa