diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/astroid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/astroid/default.nix
index 7ddc91b1a44..468488ec0ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/astroid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/astroid/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An abstract syntax tree for Python with inference support";
     homepage = "https://github.com/PyCQA/astroid";
-    license = licenses.lgpl2;
+    license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nand0p ];
   };