diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hacksguard/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hacksguard/package.nix
index faaf681f587a..72f93cb69085 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hacksguard/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hacksguard/package.nix
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     description = "Multi-threaded TUI malware analysis tool";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Rhacknarok/hacksguard";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Rhacknarok/hacksguard/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
-    # https://github.com/Rhacknarok/hacksguard/issues/1
-    license = lib.licenses.unfree;
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fab ];
     mainProgram = "hacksguard";
   };