diff --git a/package/libcgicc/libcgicc.mk b/package/libcgicc/libcgicc.mk
index 98b8e5f51f..80e921368a 100644
--- a/package/libcgicc/libcgicc.mk
+++ b/package/libcgicc/libcgicc.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 LIBCGICC_VERSION=3.2.9
 LIBCGICC_SITE=$(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/cgicc
 LIBCGICC_SOURCE=cgicc-$(LIBCGICC_VERSION).tar.gz
+LIBCGICC_LICENSE=LGPLv3+
 LIBCGICC_INSTALL_STAGING=YES
 LIBCGICC_AUTORECONF=YES