diff --git a/package/ipkg/ipkg.mk b/package/ipkg/ipkg.mk
index b9cba582ec..10ef207242 100644
--- a/package/ipkg/ipkg.mk
+++ b/package/ipkg/ipkg.mk
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
 IPKG_VERSION = 0.99.163
 IPKG_SITE = http://www.handhelds.org/download/packages/ipkg
 IPKG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+IPKG_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+IPKG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))