diff --git a/package/berkeleydb/berkeleydb.mk b/package/berkeleydb/berkeleydb.mk
index 09f35ef26..3aaae5f84 100644
--- a/package/berkeleydb/berkeleydb.mk
+++ b/package/berkeleydb/berkeleydb.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ BERKELEYDB_VERSION = 5.3.21
 BERKELEYDB_SITE = http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db
 BERKELEYDB_SOURCE = db-$(BERKELEYDB_VERSION).NC.tar.gz
 BERKELEYDB_SUBDIR = build_unix
+BERKELEYDB_LICENSE = BerkeleyDB License
+BERKELEYDB_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 BERKELEYDB_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 BERKELEYDB_BINARIES = db_archive db_checkpoint db_deadlock db_dump \
 	db_hotbackup db_load db_log_verify db_printlog db_recover db_replicate \