diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/rr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/rr/default.nix
index 9c2419b53589..cd2fb21209c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/rr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/rr/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs .
   '';
 
+  # TODO: remove this preConfigure hook after 5.2.0 since it is fixed upstream
+  # see https://github.com/mozilla/rr/issues/2269
+  preConfigure = ''substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt --replace "std=c++11" "std=c++14"'';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [
     cmake libpfm zlib python2Packages.python python2Packages.pexpect which procps gdb capnproto
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       time the same execution is replayed.
     '';
 
-    license = "custom";
+    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ mit bsd2 ];
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ pierron thoughtpolice ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.x86;
   };