diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix
index 6fe3601aeaa7..802aafc444c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC encoder";
     homepage    = http://www.audiocoding.com/faac.html;
-    license     = licenses.unfree;
+    license     = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ codyopel ];
     platforms   = platforms.all;
   };