diff --git a/devel/abseil/Makefile b/devel/abseil/Makefile
index 54b2627b5f65..7383d95b7403 100644
--- a/devel/abseil/Makefile
+++ b/devel/abseil/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	abseil
 PORTVERSION=	20240722.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/releases/download/${PORTVERSION}/
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-cpp-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	danfe@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Abseil Common Libraries (C++)
 WWW=		https://abseil.io/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang pathfix
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \
 		-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 # force the same highest C++ standard because of ABI differences: see https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/issues/819
 PATHFIX_CMAKELISTSTXT=	AbseilHelpers.cmake
 
 _GET_SOVER=	${GREP} ABSL_SOVERSION ${WRKSRC}/CMakeLists.txt \
 		2>/dev/null | ${CUT} -d\" -f2
 PLIST_SUB+=	LIBSUFX=${_GET_SOVER:sh}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>