diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/amqplib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/amqplib/default.nix
index 37f1e395d8de..3699fdd5d499 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/amqplib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/amqplib/default.nix
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://code.google.com/p/py-amqplib/;
     description = "Python client for the Advanced Message Queuing Procotol (AMQP)";
+    license = licenses.lgpl21;
   };
 }