diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/lib3ds/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/lib3ds/package.nix
index 3764dbdd0158..67f34436efe3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/lib3ds/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/lib3ds/package.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Library for managing 3D-Studio Release 3 and 4 \".3DS\" files";
     homepage = "https://lib3ds.sourceforge.net/";
-    license = "LGPL";
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Only;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 }