diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon/backends/vlc.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon/backends/vlc.nix
index 0487886a8966..773478f4dc03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon/backends/vlc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon/backends/vlc.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = https://phonon.kde.org/;
     description = "GStreamer backend for Phonon";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = with licenses; [ bsd3 lgpl2Plus ];
   };
 
   src = fetchurl {