diff --git a/srcpkgs/darkhttpd/template b/srcpkgs/darkhttpd/template
index 756c3a6c1b..4af17040cc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/darkhttpd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/darkhttpd/template
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ do_build() {
 }
 do_install() {
 	vbin ${pkgname}
+	sed -n '0,/^$/p' darkhttpd.c > LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE
 }