diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtmidi/template b/srcpkgs/rtmidi/template
index c1b5781fe12..310939472a9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rtmidi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtmidi/template
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ checksum=55cd0fba60321aadcd847481d207bf2b70e783b5bfa1a01037bf916554a7d5c4
 
 pre_configure() {
 	sed -i 's/\($cppflag\)/\1 $CFLAGS/' configure.ac
+	sed -n '/Copyright (c)/,$ p' < README.md > LICENSE
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
 
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
 rtmidi-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"