diff --git a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
index 9f46a1052b..094fb9e10e 100644
--- a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ choice
 config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_AS_KERNEL
 	bool "Same as kernel being built"
 	depends on BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
+	select BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_LATEST if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LATEST_VERSION
 
 config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4
 	bool "Linux 4.4.x kernel headers"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_19
 config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_5_4
 	bool "Linux 5.4.x kernel headers"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_5_4
+	select BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_LATEST
 
 config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION
 	bool "Manually specified Linux version"
@@ -83,6 +85,10 @@ config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_CUSTOM_GIT
 
 endchoice
 
+# Select this for the latest kernel headers version (for license hashes)
+config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_LATEST
+	bool
+
 config BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION
 	string "linux version"
 	depends on BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION
diff --git a/package/linux-headers/linux-headers.mk b/package/linux-headers/linux-headers.mk
index 676c8c44ea..2b7879c62f 100644
--- a/package/linux-headers/linux-headers.mk
+++ b/package/linux-headers/linux-headers.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ endif
 LINUX_HEADERS_DL_SUBDIR = linux
 
 LINUX_HEADERS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
-LINUX_HEADERS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+ifeq ($(BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_LATEST),y)
+LINUX_HEADERS_LICENSE_FILES = \
+	COPYING \
+	LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0 \
+	LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note
+endif
 
 LINUX_HEADERS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES