diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/poly/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/poly/default.nix
index f573f0c15b4..2fdbd87a275 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/poly/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/poly/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://github.com/SRI-CSL/libpoly;
     description = "C library for manipulating polynomials";
-    license = licenses.gplv3;
+    license = licenses.lgpl3;
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }