diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/nv-codec-headers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/nv-codec-headers/default.nix
index 07ec502cd12a..73ed932afb63 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/nv-codec-headers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/nv-codec-headers/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "FFmpeg version of headers for NVENC";
     homepage = http://ffmpeg.org/;
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.MP2E ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };