diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nq/nq/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nq/nq/package.nix
index a70d1dfefa24..d5f0e8848487 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nq/nq/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nq/nq/package.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     description = "Unix command line queue utility";
     homepage = "https://github.com/leahneukirchen/nq";
     changelog = "https://github.com/leahneukirchen/nq/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/NEWS.md";
-    license = lib.licenses.publicDomain;
+    license = lib.licenses.cc0;
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };