diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/5/default.nix
index aa670cd4c86b..52c087b19147 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/5/default.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
     homepage = http://gitorious.org/grantlee;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ttuegel ];
+    license = licenses.lgpl21;
     inherit (qtbase.meta) platforms;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/default.nix
index 9dde67b5c795..1446e339745e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       and the design of Django is reused in Grantlee.'';
 
     homepage = http://gitorious.org/grantlee;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21;
     inherit (qt4.meta) platforms;
   };
 }