diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
index a267a29c7e2e..4bb3ef9e64a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = { 
     description = "Tool to share the mouse keyboard and the clipboard between computers";
     homepage = http://synergy-foss.org;
-    license = "GPL";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }