diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix
index 4c36e529ae96..0f17b07d8481 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/logcheck/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       Logcheck was part of the Abacus Project of security tools, but this version has been rewritten.
     '';
     homepage = "https://salsa.debian.org/debian/logcheck";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2plus;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bluescreen303 ];
   };
 }