diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/common.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/common.nix
index f1d0f43325f4..f8127b2b7450 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/common.nix
@@ -155,13 +155,14 @@ let
       home = jdk;
     };
 
-    meta = (import ../openjdk/meta.nix lib version) // {
+    meta = {
       description = "Certified builds of OpenJDK";
       longDescription = ''
         Certified builds of OpenJDK that can be deployed across multiple
         operating systems, containers, hypervisors and Cloud platforms.
       '';
       homepage = "https://www.azul.com/products/zulu/";
+      license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
       mainProgram = "java";
       maintainers = [ ];
       platforms = builtins.attrNames dists;