diff --git a/utils/swig/Makefile b/utils/swig/Makefile
index c74bdb89c..b7340ca9f 100644
--- a/utils/swig/Makefile
+++ b/utils/swig/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <blogic@openwrt.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0
+PKG_LICENSE_FILE:=LICENSE
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk