diff --git a/package/qwt/qwt.mk b/package/qwt/qwt.mk
index a92d6b4b15..7105da5736 100644
--- a/package/qwt/qwt.mk
+++ b/package/qwt/qwt.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ QWT_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/qwt/qwt/$(QWT_VERSION)
 QWT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 QWT_DEPENDENCIES = qt
 
+QWT_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1 with exceptions
+QWT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
 QWT_CONFIG = 's%QWT_INSTALL_PREFIX.*/usr/local/.*%QWT_INSTALL_PREFIX = /usr%'
 QWT_CONFIG += -e 's/^.*QWT_CONFIG.*QwtDesigner.*$$/\# QWT_CONFIG += QwtDesigner/'
 QWT_CONFIG += -e 's%/features%/mkspecs/features%'