diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/default.nix
index 501341d202ba..72c3ca0e2b05 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     description = "Provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu spec";
     inherit homepage;
     inherit (qt4.meta) platforms;
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.lgpl2;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix
index e8651de2b346..60572e7676b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     description = "Provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu spec";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ttuegel ];
     inherit (qtbase.meta) platforms;
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.lgpl2;
   };
 }