diff --git a/package/python/python.mk b/package/python/python.mk
index fae4e5c2be..87237bba0e 100644
--- a/package/python/python.mk
+++ b/package/python/python.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR = 2.7
 PYTHON_VERSION       = $(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR).2
 PYTHON_SOURCE        = Python-$(PYTHON_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PYTHON_SITE          = http://python.org/ftp/python/$(PYTHON_VERSION)
+PYTHON_LICENSE       = Python software foundation license v2, others
+PYTHON_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 # Python needs itself and a "pgen" program to build itself, both being
 # provided in the Python sources. So in order to cross-compile Python,