diff --git a/deb.mk b/deb.mk
index da36437ad..77979a0da 100644
--- a/deb.mk
+++ b/deb.mk
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ deb-dokku: deb-setup
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/core-plugins/available
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/man/man1
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/dokku/contrib
+	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/doc/dokku
 
 	cp dokku /tmp/build/usr/bin
+	cp LICENSE /tmp/build/usr/share/doc/dokku/copyright
 	cp -r plugins/* /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/core-plugins/available
 	find plugins/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf '%f\n' | while read plugin; do touch /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/core-plugins/available/$$plugin/.core; done
 	$(MAKE) help2man