diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ropper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ropper/default.nix
index 3497379c36e5..7b07bf3ff059 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ropper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ropper/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ capstone filebytes ];
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://scoding.de/ropper/;
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
     description = "Show information about files in different file formats";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ bennofs ];
   };