diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/sope/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/sope/package.nix
index 2643c33b600e..98824e29040d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/sope/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/sope/package.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ clangStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     description = "Extensive set of frameworks which form a complete Web application server environment";
-    license = lib.licenses.publicDomain;
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
     homepage = "https://github.com/Alinto/sope";
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jceb ];