diff --git a/srcpkgs/hostapd/template b/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
index 39ed811a017..44218e6e4af 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ do_install() {
 	vinstall hostapd.8 644 usr/share/man/man8
 	vinstall hostapd_cli.1 644 usr/share/man/man1
 
-	vinstall COPYING 644 usr/share/licenses/$pkgname LICENSE
+	vinstall ${wrksrc}/COPYING 644 usr/share/licenses/$pkgname LICENSE
 }