diff --git a/math/vowpal_wabbit/Makefile b/math/vowpal_wabbit/Makefile
index 97c7aa46e98c..a99da09b5df6 100644
--- a/math/vowpal_wabbit/Makefile
+++ b/math/vowpal_wabbit/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	vowpal_wabbit
 PORTVERSION=	7.10
-PORTREVISION=	24
+PORTREVISION=	25
 CATEGORIES=	math
 
 MAINTAINER=	demon@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Fast out-of-core learning system
 WWW=		https://github.com/JohnLangford/vowpal_wabbit/wiki
 
+LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
+
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_thread.so:devel/boost-libs
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang libtool
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	JohnLangford
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-shared=no --with-boost=${LOCALBASE}
+LIBS+=		-lutil
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>