diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a859a98..f604ef2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ Private credentials are expected to be owned by root:
 This repo does not contain any Deltarune assets. You will need to obtain them manually.
 
 See `asset/README.md` for details.
+
+fyi: [the mit license](/LICENSE) only applies to the code in this repo, not the assets.