diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
index 7d5e3eb..daae056 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
             self.packages = ""
             self.srcrev = ""
             self.layer = ""
+            self.license = ""
             self.config = ""
             self.src_uri = ""
 
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@
     pv = d.getVar('PV')
     pr = d.getVar('PR')
     layer = bb.utils.get_file_layer(d.getVar('FILE'), d)
+    license = d.getVar('LICENSE')
 
     pkgdata_dir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
     packages = ""
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@
     rcpinfo.depends = sortlist(oe.utils.squashspaces(d.getVar('DEPENDS') or ""))
     rcpinfo.packages = packages
     rcpinfo.layer = layer
+    rcpinfo.license = license
     rcpinfo.config = sortlist(oe.utils.squashspaces(d.getVar('PACKAGECONFIG') or ""))
     rcpinfo.src_uri = oe.utils.squashspaces(d.getVar('SRC_URI') or "")
     write_recipehistory(rcpinfo, d)
@@ -369,6 +372,7 @@
         f.write(u"DEPENDS = %s\n" %  rcpinfo.depends)
         f.write(u"PACKAGES = %s\n" %  rcpinfo.packages)
         f.write(u"LAYER = %s\n" %  rcpinfo.layer)
+        f.write(u"LICENSE = %s\n" %  rcpinfo.license)
         f.write(u"CONFIG = %s\n" %  rcpinfo.config)
         f.write(u"SRC_URI = %s\n" %  rcpinfo.src_uri)