diff --git a/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk b/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
index 7210dc6c2..fa8e753cb 100644
--- a/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
+++ b/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ MAKEDEVS_SOURCE =
 HOST_MAKEDEVS_SOURCE =
 
 MAKEDEVS_VERSION = buildroot-$(BR2_VERSION)
+MAKEDEVS_LICENSE = GPLv2
 
 define MAKEDEVS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) \