diff --git a/include/package-defaults.mk b/include/package-defaults.mk
index 0eecd6c4f8..0bca076e72 100644
--- a/include/package-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/package-defaults.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ define Package/Default
   DEFAULT_VARIANT:=
   USERID:=
   ALTERNATIVES:=
+  LICENSE:=$(PKG_LICENSE)
+  LICENSE_FILES:=$(PKG_LICENSE_FILES)
 endef
 
 Build/Patch:=$(Build/Patch/Default)
diff --git a/include/package-dumpinfo.mk b/include/package-dumpinfo.mk
index b717c1b472..1be7d958d4 100644
--- a/include/package-dumpinfo.mk
+++ b/include/package-dumpinfo.mk
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ $(if $(filter nonshared,$(PKGFLAGS)),,Repository: $(if $(FEED),$(FEED),base)
 Maintainer: $(MAINTAINER)
 $(if $(USERID),Require-User: $(USERID)
 )Source: $(PKG_SOURCE)
-$(if $(PKG_LICENSE),License: $(PKG_LICENSE)
-)$(if $(PKG_LICENSE_FILES),LicenseFiles: $(PKG_LICENSE_FILES)
+$(if $(LICENSE),License: $(LICENSE)
+)$(if $(LICENSE_FILES),LicenseFiles: $(LICENSE_FILES)
 )Type: $(if $(Package/$(1)/targets),$(Package/$(1)/targets),$(if $(PKG_TARGETS),$(PKG_TARGETS),ipkg))
 $(if $(KCONFIG),Kernel-Config: $(KCONFIG)
 )$(if $(BUILDONLY),Build-Only: $(BUILDONLY)
diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index bf508fb493..9e2717e788 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ $$(call addfield,Depends,$$(Package/$(1)/DEPENDS)
 )$$(call addfield,Provides,$$(call mergelist,$(PROVIDES))
 )$$(call addfield,Alternatives,$$(call mergelist,$(ALTERNATIVES))
 )$$(call addfield,Source,$(SOURCE)
-)$$(call addfield,License,$$(PKG_LICENSE)
-)$$(call addfield,LicenseFiles,$$(PKG_LICENSE_FILES)
+)$$(call addfield,License,$(LICENSE)
+)$$(call addfield,LicenseFiles,$(LICENSE_FILES)
 )$$(call addfield,Section,$(SECTION)
 )$$(call addfield,Require-User,$(USERID)
 )$(if $(filter hold,$(PKG_FLAGS)),Status: unknown hold not-installed