diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pep257.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pep257.nix
index f185019b0f7..1cd0e4afc0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pep257.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pep257.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = https://github.com/GreenSteam/pep257/;
     description = "Python docstring style checker";
     longDescription = "Static analysis tool for checking compliance with Python PEP 257.";
-    lecense = licenses.mit;
+    license = licenses.mit;
   };
 }