diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
index 7e70b65423a9..58212e00d89e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Linkable library implementation of Git that you can use in your application";
     mainProgram = "git2";
     homepage = "https://libgit2.org/";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ SuperSandro2000 ];
   };