diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/vmfs-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/vmfs-tools/default.nix
index b22f7e07a464..6cc049a44092 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/vmfs-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/vmfs-tools/default.nix
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "FUSE-based VMFS (vmware) mounting tools";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
   };
 }