diff --git a/package/gmp/gmp.mk b/package/gmp/gmp.mk
index 5bcc6c1be6..72673c7825 100644
--- a/package/gmp/gmp.mk
+++ b/package/gmp/gmp.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ GMP_VERSION = 5.0.5
 GMP_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/gmp
 GMP_SOURCE = gmp-$(GMP_VERSION).tar.bz2
 GMP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+GMP_LICENSE = LGPLv3+
+GMP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LIB
 
 # Bad ARM assembly breaks on pure thumb
 ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)