diff --git a/package/acpid/acpid.mk b/package/acpid/acpid.mk
index 56f671d99b..4ad9f660b0 100644
--- a/package/acpid/acpid.mk
+++ b/package/acpid/acpid.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 ACPID_VERSION = 2.0.11
 ACPID_SOURCE = acpid_$(ACPID_VERSION).orig.tar.gz
 ACPID_SITE = $(BR2_DEBIAN_MIRROR)/debian/pool/main/a/acpid
+ACPID_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+ACPID_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 define ACPID_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" -C $(@D)