diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/tipa/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/tipa/default.nix
index 53099f3e0b3..a0cc7106afe 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/tipa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/tipa/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "tipa";
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     description = "Phonetic font for TeX";
+    license = lib.licenses.lppl13c;
   };
 }