diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index 1f444351d7..2bfa50779b 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ UBOOT_VERSION = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_VERSION))
 UBOOT_BOARD_NAME = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME))
 
 UBOOT_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
+ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_LATEST_VERSION),y)
 UBOOT_LICENSE_FILES = Licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+endif
 
 UBOOT_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES