diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/rtl_433/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/rtl_433/default.nix
index 18941bff68a..72aa865176c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/rtl_433/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/rtl_433/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Decode traffic from devices that broadcast on 433.9 MHz, 868 MHz, 315 MHz, 345 MHz and 915 MHz";
     homepage = "https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ earldouglas ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };