diff --git a/package/libgtk2/libgtk2.mk b/package/libgtk2/libgtk2.mk
index cadca637ea..2ba94693c5 100644
--- a/package/libgtk2/libgtk2.mk
+++ b/package/libgtk2/libgtk2.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ LIBGTK2_SOURCE = gtk+-$(LIBGTK2_VERSION).tar.xz
 LIBGTK2_SITE = http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/$(LIBGTK2_VERSION_MAJOR)
 LIBGTK2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBGTK2_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
+LIBGTK2_LICENSE = LGPLv2+
+LIBGTK2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 LIBGTK2_AUTORECONF = YES