diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cs/cscope/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cs/cscope/package.nix
index 6e836948008c..9982c1787732 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cs/cscope/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cs/cscope/package.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       used to manage projects involving 20 million lines of code!
     '';
 
-    license = "BSD-style";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
 
     homepage = "https://cscope.sourceforge.net/";