diff --git a/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
index 6bdbd1798e3d..00857a5cd958 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     homepage = "http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/";
     description = "A POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
-    license = with licenses; [ bsd3 gpl2 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ bsd3 gpl2Plus ];
     mainProgram = "dash";
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/fish/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/fish/default.nix
index 0013c205f31f..921e0fc6d7fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/fish/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/fish/default.nix
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ let
       description = "Smart and user-friendly command line shell";
       homepage = "https://fishshell.com/";
       changelog = "https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/releases/tag/${version}";
-      license = licenses.gpl2;
+      license = licenses.gpl2Only;
       platforms = platforms.unix;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ adamcstephens cole-h winter ];
       mainProgram = "fish";
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/murex/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/murex/default.nix
index 4e44b6bd7ecf..b6a802b8c8c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/murex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/murex/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     description = "Bash-like shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for safety and productivity";
     mainProgram = "murex";
     homepage = "https://murex.rocks";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dit7ya kashw2 ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/grml-zsh-config/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/grml-zsh-config/default.nix
index cff5a814bd13..ed7e81fd88d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/grml-zsh-config/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/grml-zsh-config/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "grml's zsh setup";
     homepage = "https://grml.org/zsh/";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus gpl2Only ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ msteen rvolosatovs ];
   };