diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
index 6c3a49c4957c..e651e012d34e 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ let
       && (
         if isList attrs.meta.license then
           any (l: elem l list) attrs.meta.license
-        else if attrs.meta.license ? "type" then
+        else if attrs.meta.license ? "licenseType" then
           lib.licenses.containsLicenses list attrs.meta.license
         else
           elem attrs.meta.license list
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ let
 
   isUnfree =
     licenses:
-    if isAttrs licenses && licenses ? "type" then
+    if isAttrs licenses && licenses ? "licenseType" then
       !(lib.licenses.isFree licenses)
     else if isAttrs licenses then
       !(licenses.free or true)