diff --git a/package/sg3_utils/sg3_utils.mk b/package/sg3_utils/sg3_utils.mk
index f010b3e42b..88827f33b4 100644
--- a/package/sg3_utils/sg3_utils.mk
+++ b/package/sg3_utils/sg3_utils.mk
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 SG3_UTILS_VERSION = 1.42
 SG3_UTILS_SOURCE = sg3_utils-$(SG3_UTILS_VERSION).tar.xz
 SG3_UTILS_SITE = http://sg.danny.cz/sg/p
-SG3_UTILS_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
-# utils progs are GPL-2.0+ licenced
+SG3_UTILS_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause (library)
+# Some utils progs are GPL-2.0+ licensed while others are BSD-3-Clause
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SG3_UTILS_PROGS),y)
-SG3_UTILS_LICENSE += GPL-2.0+
+SG3_UTILS_LICENSE := $(SG3_UTILS_LICENSE), GPL-2.0+ (programs), BSD-3-Clause (programs)
 endif
 SG3_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING BSD_LICENSE