diff --git a/package/leafpad/leafpad.mk b/package/leafpad/leafpad.mk
index b533ea028..6366cabef 100644
--- a/package/leafpad/leafpad.mk
+++ b/package/leafpad/leafpad.mk
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
 LEAFPAD_VERSION = 0.8.18
 LEAFPAD_SITE = http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/leafpad
 LEAFPAD_DEPENDENCIES = libgtk2 host-intltool
+LEAFPAD_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+LEAFPAD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))