diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/common.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/common.nix
index 1f934ef5d460..681549fa62db 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/common.nix
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ backendStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A compiler for NVIDIA GPUs, math libraries, and tools";
     homepage = "https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit";
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-    license = licenses.unfree;
+    license = licenses.nvidiaCuda;
     maintainers = teams.cuda.members;
   };
 }