diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix-serve/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix-serve/default.nix
index b191d1c32111..63f948db9db3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix-serve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix-serve/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = https://github.com/edolstra/nix-serve;
     description = "A utility for sharing a Nix store as a binary cache";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    license = licenses.lgpl21;
     platforms = nix.meta.platforms;
   };
 }