diff --git a/package/kexec-lite/kexec-lite.mk b/package/kexec-lite/kexec-lite.mk
index 2467306dab..b1b66fd84c 100644
--- a/package/kexec-lite/kexec-lite.mk
+++ b/package/kexec-lite/kexec-lite.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 KEXEC_LITE_VERSION = 86e45a47e8cc1f598ccfa9b873a23067f4ecc36f
 KEXEC_LITE_SITE = $(call github,antonblanchard,kexec-lite,$(KEXEC_LITE_VERSION))
 KEXEC_LITE_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+KEXEC_LITE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 KEXEC_LITE_DEPENDENCIES = elfutils dtc
 
 define KEXEC_LITE_BUILD_CMDS