diff --git a/package/fmtools/fmtools.mk b/package/fmtools/fmtools.mk
index 407b702d20..5f305b9655 100644
--- a/package/fmtools/fmtools.mk
+++ b/package/fmtools/fmtools.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 FMTOOLS_VERSION = 1.0.2
 FMTOOLS_SITE = http://www.stanford.edu/~blp/fmtools/
+FMTOOLS_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+FMTOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 define FMTOOLS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)