diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/brltty/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/brltty/default.nix
index 8a48835748b..d39a0ef4102 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/brltty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/brltty/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       Some speech capability has also been incorporated.
     '';
     homepage = "https://brltty.app";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.bramd ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
   };