diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/enchant/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/enchant/default.nix
index c51475ecc2a9..a9446306d335 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/enchant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/enchant/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ aspell glib hunspell hspell ];
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Generic spell checking library";
     homepage = http://www.abisource.com/enchant;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = licenses.lgpl21;
   };
 }