diff --git a/package/nettle/nettle.mk b/package/nettle/nettle.mk
index ef7640a237..ae09ecc163 100644
--- a/package/nettle/nettle.mk
+++ b/package/nettle/nettle.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ NETTLE_VERSION = 2.5
 NETTLE_SITE = http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/archive
 NETTLE_DEPENDENCIES = gmp
 NETTLE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+NETTLE_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
+NETTLE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LIB
 
 define NETTLE_DITCH_DEBUGGING_CFLAGS
 	$(SED) '/CFLAGS/ s/ -ggdb3//' $(@D)/configure