diff --git a/package/memstat/memstat.mk b/package/memstat/memstat.mk
index 8f1d96d738..5e96405de3 100644
--- a/package/memstat/memstat.mk
+++ b/package/memstat/memstat.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 MEMSTAT_VERSION = 0.8
 MEMSTAT_SITE = $(BR2_DEBIAN_MIRROR)/debian/pool/main/m/memstat
 MEMSTAT_SOURCE = memstat_$(MEMSTAT_VERSION).tar.gz
+MEMSTAT_LICENSE = GPL
+MEMSTAT_LICENSE_FILES = debian/copyright
 
 define MEMSTAT_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" LD="$(TARGET_LD)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \