diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chawan/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chawan/package.nix
index 981fa6153230..57578488f0aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chawan/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chawan/package.nix
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     description = "Lightweight and featureful terminal web browser";
     homepage = "https://sr.ht/~bptato/chawan/";
     changelog = "https://git.sr.ht/~bptato/chawan/refs/v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    license = lib.licenses.publicDomain;
+    license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ];
     mainProgram = "cha";