diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index bdc7f17fcd7e..cc5b131b6fd1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -222,5 +222,9 @@ in {
     ];
 
     withDocs = true;
+
+    extraMeta = with lib; {
+      license = licenses.asl20;
+    };
   };
 }