diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
index aeea7ed26465..36bf2288c540 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A software package for mapping low-divergent sequences against a large reference genome, such as the human genome";
-    license     = licenses.gpl3;
+    license     = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     homepage    = "https://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ luispedro ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;