diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvmi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvmi/default.nix
index 1a216f5f3b13..1eb3e1a15d65 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvmi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvmi/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       details of a running virtual machine by viewing its memory, trapping on hardware events,
       and accessing the vCPU registers.
     '';
-    license = [ licenses.lgpl3 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl3 lgpl3 ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lschuermann ];
   };
 }