diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xfontsel/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xfontsel/default.nix
index 215ea75105f..9bf23885c17 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xfontsel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xfontsel/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.x.org/;
     description = "Allows testing the fonts available in an X server";
-    licesnse = "free";
+    license = "free";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xlsfonts/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xlsfonts/default.nix
index 71d0a39296e..d142af486b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xlsfonts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xlsfonts/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.x.org/;
     description = "Lists the fonts available in the X server";
-    licesnse = "free";
+    license = "free";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
   };