diff --git a/package/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd.mk b/package/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd.mk
index bf5c4b741b..5abfc7e165 100644
--- a/package/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd.mk
+++ b/package/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 NETCAT_OPENBSD_VERSION = debian/1.105-7
 NETCAT_OPENBSD_SITE = git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/netcat-openbsd
 NETCAT_OPENBSD_LICENSE = BSD-3c
-NETCAT_OPENBSD_LICENSE_FILE = debian/copyright
+NETCAT_OPENBSD_LICENSE_FILES = debian/copyright
 NETCAT_OPENBSD_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libbsd
 
 # Ensure Busybox gets built/installed before, so that this package