diff --git a/package/netcat/netcat.mk b/package/netcat/netcat.mk
index 5b083e64e..5d01ebbad 100644
--- a/package/netcat/netcat.mk
+++ b/package/netcat/netcat.mk
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
 
 NETCAT_VERSION = 0.7.1
 NETCAT_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/netcat/netcat/$(NETCAT_VERSION)
+NETCAT_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+NETCAT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))