diff --git a/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk b/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
index 34aa742fa6..3f956767e6 100644
--- a/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
+++ b/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ LM_SENSORS_VERSION = 3.3.3
 LM_SENSORS_SOURCE = lm_sensors-$(LM_SENSORS_VERSION).tar.bz2
 LM_SENSORS_SITE = http://dl.lm-sensors.org/lm-sensors/releases
 LM_SENSORS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+LM_SENSORS_LICENSE = libsensors LGPLv2.1+, programs GPLv2+
+LM_SENSORS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LGPL COPYING
 
 LM_SENSORS_BINS_ = bin/sensors-conf-convert
 LM_SENSORS_BINS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LM_SENSORS_SENSORS) += bin/sensors