diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/vde2/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/vde2/default.nix
index 39674d22aa1d..ac87a5c10e9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/vde2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/vde2/default.nix
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://vde.sourceforge.net/;
     description = "Virtual Distributed Ethernet, an Ethernet compliant virtual network";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
   };
 }