diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index 29cf5074e1c..39605dda5df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     /* Give binutils a lower priority than gcc-wrapper to prevent a
        collision due to the ld/as wrappers/symlinks in the latter. */
     priority = "10";
+    license = "GPLv3";
   };
 }