diff --git a/package/sdl_net/sdl_net.mk b/package/sdl_net/sdl_net.mk
index de1dc5986a..8039da44f0 100644
--- a/package/sdl_net/sdl_net.mk
+++ b/package/sdl_net/sdl_net.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 SDL_NET_VERSION = 1.2.8
 SDL_NET_SITE = http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_net/release
 SDL_NET_SOURCE = SDL_net-$(SDL_NET_VERSION).tar.gz
+SDL_NET_LICENSE = zlib
+SDL_NET_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 SDL_NET_CONF_OPT = --localstatedir=/var \
 		--with-sdl-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \