diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/x264/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/x264/default.nix
index 9422a8f9ab01..6c541f1aa682 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/x264/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/x264/default.nix
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ yasm ];
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "library for encoding H264/AVC video streams";
-    homepage = http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html;
-    license = "GPL";
+    homepage    = http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html;
+    license     = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms   = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.spwhitt ];
   };
 }