diff --git a/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk b/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
index fe70775..9d136b9 100644
--- a/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
+++ b/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_VERSION = 3.15
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SOURCE = module-init-tools-$(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_VERSION).tar.bz2
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/utils/kernel/module-init-tools/
+MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_DOCBOOKTOMAN=''
 MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_CONF_OPT = \
 	--disable-static-utils \