diff --git a/libs/luci-lib-jsonc/Makefile b/libs/luci-lib-jsonc/Makefile
index 6a63dab5ef..1714c2bee3 100644
--- a/libs/luci-lib-jsonc/Makefile
+++ b/libs/luci-lib-jsonc/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 LUCI_TITLE:=Lua binding for JSON-C
 LUCI_DEPENDS:=+liblua +libjson-c
 
+PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
+
 include ../../luci.mk
 
 # call BuildPackage - OpenWrt buildroot signature