diff --git a/boot/uboot/Config.in b/boot/uboot/Config.in
index 63d1c734ab..06d814de35 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/Config.in
+++ b/boot/uboot/Config.in
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_VERSION
 	default BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION \
 		if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT || BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_HG || BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_SVN
 
+config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_LICENSE_FILES
+	string "U-boot license files" if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT || BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_HG || \
+		BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_SVN || BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL
+	default "Licenses/gpl-2.0.txt"
+	help
+	  A space-separated list of license files related to U-Boot
+	  package.
+
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_PATCH
 	string "Custom U-Boot patches"
 	default BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR != ""  # legacy
diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index 8dad710bf3..ea2996f791 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ UBOOT_VERSION = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_VERSION))
 UBOOT_BOARD_NAME = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME))
 
 UBOOT_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
-ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_LATEST_VERSION),y)
-UBOOT_LICENSE_FILES = Licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
-endif
+UBOOT_LICENSE_FILES = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_LICENSE_FILES))
 UBOOT_CPE_ID_VENDOR = denx
 UBOOT_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = u-boot