diff --git a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
index 9caf3acd4..c6f100981 100644
--- a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
+++ b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 MPFR_VERSION = 3.1.1
 MPFR_SITE = http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-$(MPFR_VERSION)
 MPFR_SOURCE = mpfr-$(MPFR_VERSION).tar.bz2
+MPFR_LICENSE = LGPLv3+
+MPFR_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LESSER
 MPFR_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 MPFR_DEPENDENCIES = gmp
 MPFR_MAKE_OPT = RANLIB=$(TARGET_RANLIB)