diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/less/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/less/default.nix
index 57eeb39f5431..c961ea938bab 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/less/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/less/default.nix
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/;
     description = "A more advanced file pager than ‘more’";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.eelco ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
   };
 }