diff --git a/tools/buildzip.pl b/tools/buildzip.pl
index fb26597290..6a5d121e85 100755
--- a/tools/buildzip.pl
+++ b/tools/buildzip.pl
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ sub buildzip {
         my $cmd = "$ROOT/tools/convbdf -f $ROOT/fonts/*bdf >/dev/null 2>&1";
         print($cmd."\n") if $verbose;
         system($cmd);
+        copy("$ROOT/fonts/COPYING", ".");
         chdir("../../");
 
         if($fonts < 2) {