diff --git a/devel/rubygem-statsd-ruby/Makefile b/devel/rubygem-statsd-ruby/Makefile
index 190c4ad8c7e1..59872d37137c 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-statsd-ruby/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rubygem-statsd-ruby/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Ruby Statsd client that is not port of the Python implementation
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 USES=		gem
 USE_RUBY=	yes