diff --git a/pkg/microcoap/Makefile b/pkg/microcoap/Makefile
index be2f807393..b776bfd11d 100644
--- a/pkg/microcoap/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/microcoap/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 PKG_NAME=microcoap
-PKG_URL=git://github.com/1248/microcoap.git
+PKG_URL=https://github.com/1248/microcoap.git
 PKG_VERSION=9cb1dcda2182a8dca8483b230cda8b591a924c82
-
-ifneq ($(RIOTBASE),)
-INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/include \
-			-I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/posix/include
-endif
+PKG_LICENSE=MIT
 
 .PHONY: all