diff --git a/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk b/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
index 136dc2bfcd..988643485f 100644
--- a/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
+++ b/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 WLROOTS_VERSION = 0.10.1
 WLROOTS_SITE = https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots/releases/download/$(WLROOTS_VERSION)
 WLROOTS_LICENSE = MIT
+WLROOTS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 WLROOTS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 WLROOTS_DEPENDENCIES = \