diff --git a/package/socat/socat.mk b/package/socat/socat.mk
index 9a5234ddda..f10a83688e 100644
--- a/package/socat/socat.mk
+++ b/package/socat/socat.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 SOCAT_VERSION = 2.0.0-b5
 SOCAT_SOURCE = socat-$(SOCAT_VERSION).tar.bz2
 SOCAT_SITE = http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/
+SOCAT_LICENSE = GPLv2
+SOCAT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 SOCAT_CONF_ENV = sc_cv_termios_ispeed=no \
 		 sc_cv_sys_crdly_shift=9 \
 		 sc_cv_sys_tabdly_shift=11 \