diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
index e45b21ff35f..f874762267a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ let
             " (with patches: "
             + lib.concatStringsSep ", " (map (x: x.name) kernelPatches)
             + ")");
-        license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+        license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
         homepage = "https://www.kernel.org/";
         repositories.git = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git";
         maintainers = [