diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/poppler-qt5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/poppler-qt5/default.nix
index 7583ae1e7b6..14be67fc7de 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/poppler-qt5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/poppler-qt5/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/wbsoft/python-poppler-qt5";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }