diff --git a/devel/py-findlibs/Makefile b/devel/py-findlibs/Makefile
index 915477b0c73c..869497e963ea 100644
--- a/devel/py-findlibs/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-findlibs/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ COMMENT=	Search for shared libraries on various platforms
 WWW=		https://github.com/ecmwf/findlibs
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}