diff --git a/package/newt/newt.mk b/package/newt/newt.mk
index ac450e0c80..b10e4f8e2f 100644
--- a/package/newt/newt.mk
+++ b/package/newt/newt.mk
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libnewt.so.$(NEWT_VERSION): $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libnewt
 	-$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libnewt.so*
 	touch -c $@
 
+newt-legal-info:
+	@$(call legal-warning-pkg,newt,legal-info not yet implemented)
+
 newt: slang $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libnewt.so.$(NEWT_VERSION)
 
 newt-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(NEWT_SOURCE)