diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/default.nix
index 1342ee6773f7..501341d202ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu spec";
     inherit homepage;
-    maintainers = [ ];
     inherit (qt4.meta) platforms;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix
index 9c25757efb03..e8651de2b346 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     description = "Provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu spec";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ttuegel ];
     inherit (qtbase.meta) platforms;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
   };
 }