diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/patchelf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/patchelf/default.nix
index 6919cd0f23f..03e3d003ad1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/patchelf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/patchelf/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/NixOS/patchelf";
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     description = "A small utility to modify the dynamic linker and RPATH of ELF executables";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
     platforms = platforms.all;