diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
index f5c699baee3e..1e165d91bb6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
@@ -5837,6 +5837,13 @@ assertNoAdditions {
     '';
   };
 
+  vim-watchdogs = super.vim-watchdogs.overrideAttrs (old: {
+    meta = old.meta // {
+      # Plugin file licenses it under Perl terms (artistic1).
+      license = lib.licenses.artistic1;
+    };
+  });
+
   vim-wordy = super.vim-wordy.overrideAttrs (old: {
     meta = old.meta // {
       license = lib.licenses.mit;