diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/1.16.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/1.16.nix
index 6fa77d8fa907..ab4991cad145 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/1.16.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/1.16.nix
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Scientific tools for Python";
     homepage = "https://numpy.org/";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fridh ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/default.nix
index 96ab4c3d75df..df620ab0556c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/default.nix
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Scientific tools for Python";
     homepage = "https://numpy.org/";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fridh ];
   };
 }