diff --git a/pkg/libcoap/Makefile b/pkg/libcoap/Makefile
index 29948beda3..4fc4944dcd 100644
--- a/pkg/libcoap/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/libcoap/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 PKG_NAME=libcoap
 PKG_URL=https://github.com/obgm/libcoap
 PKG_VERSION=ef41ce5d02d64cec0751882ae8fd95f6c32bc018
-
-ifneq ($(RIOTBASE),)
-INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/include \
-			-I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/posix/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/posix/pnet/include
-endif
+PKG_LICENSE=BSD-2-Clause
 
 .PHONY: all