diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tables/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tables/default.nix
index d3edf54788ab..7c897e9531fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tables/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tables/default.nix
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Hierarchical datasets for Python";
     homepage = "http://www.pytables.org/";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd2;
   };
 }