diff --git a/package/ngircd/ngircd.mk b/package/ngircd/ngircd.mk
index c99e6bb66..d60ac06b8 100644
--- a/package/ngircd/ngircd.mk
+++ b/package/ngircd/ngircd.mk
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
 NGIRCD_VERSION = 20.3
 NGIRCD_SITE = ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/ngircd/
 NGIRCD_DEPENDENCIES = zlib
+NGIRCD_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+NGIRCD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))