diff --git a/boot/barebox/barebox.mk b/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
index e5e2558cbc..3641c1d70b 100644
--- a/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
+++ b/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ BAREBOX_SOURCE = barebox-$(BAREBOX_VERSION).tar.bz2
 BAREBOX_SITE = http://www.barebox.org/download/
 endif
 
+BAREBOX_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+BAREBOX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
 ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR)),)
 define BAREBOX_APPLY_CUSTOM_PATCHES
 	support/scripts/apply-patches.sh $(@D) $(BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR) \