diff --git a/package/argp-standalone/argp-standalone.mk b/package/argp-standalone/argp-standalone.mk
index ba7f7576c0..4fc4321b42 100644
--- a/package/argp-standalone/argp-standalone.mk
+++ b/package/argp-standalone/argp-standalone.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ARGP_STANDALONE_VERSION = 1.3
 ARGP_STANDALONE_SITE = http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/archive
 ARGP_STANDALONE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+ARGP_STANDALONE_LICENSE = LGPLv2+
 
 ARGP_STANDALONE_CONF_ENV = \
 	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fPIC"