diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
index 42365e516c5..58cf19da56b 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ PKG_NAME:=mac80211
 
 PKG_VERSION:=6.1.97-1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-only
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
+
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v6.1.97/
 PKG_HASH:=8e9ae2d02f373252dd61f5c6a81c88eec67ca773464d9ef3d844752dc6775540