diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/el/element-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/el/element-desktop/package.nix
index f066330834c6..cd992a4489b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/el/element-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/el/element-desktop/package.nix
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       description = "Feature-rich client for Matrix.org";
       homepage = "https://element.io/";
       changelog = "https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-      license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+      license = lib.licenses.agpl3Plus;
       teams = [ lib.teams.matrix ];
       platforms = electron.meta.platforms ++ lib.platforms.darwin;
       mainProgram = "element-desktop";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/el/element-web-unwrapped/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/el/element-web-unwrapped/package.nix
index 850a5217a91e..0da4b2771eae 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/el/element-web-unwrapped/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/el/element-web-unwrapped/package.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       homepage = "https://element.io/";
       changelog = "https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGELOG.md";
       teams = [ lib.teams.matrix ];
-      license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+      license = lib.licenses.agpl3Plus;
       platforms = lib.platforms.all;
     };
   }