diff --git a/package/libgeotiff/libgeotiff.mk b/package/libgeotiff/libgeotiff.mk
index 61f5c219c4..96f04c2e09 100644
--- a/package/libgeotiff/libgeotiff.mk
+++ b/package/libgeotiff/libgeotiff.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 LIBGEOTIFF_VERSION = 1.4.0
 LIBGEOTIFF_SITE = http://download.osgeo.org/geotiff/libgeotiff
+LIBGEOTIFF_LICENSE = X11-style, public domain
+LIBGEOTIFF_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 LIBGEOTIFF_DEPENDENCIES = tiff host-pkgconf
 LIBGEOTIFF_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBGEOTIFF_AUTORECONF = YES