diff --git a/package/bzip2/bzip2.mk b/package/bzip2/bzip2.mk
index 59c993e61d..07a26c054e 100644
--- a/package/bzip2/bzip2.mk
+++ b/package/bzip2/bzip2.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 BZIP2_VERSION = 1.0.6
 BZIP2_SITE = http://www.bzip.org/$(BZIP2_VERSION)
 BZIP2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+BZIP2_LICENSE = bzip2 license
+BZIP2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define BZIP2_FIX_MAKEFILE
 	$(SED) "s,ln \$$(,ln -snf \$$(,g" $(@D)/Makefile