diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-ply.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-ply.inc
index a744950b6e..149fe058f0 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-ply.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-ply.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SUMMARY = "Python Lex and Yacc"
 DESCRIPTION = "Python ply: PLY is yet another implementation of lex and yacc for Python"
 HOMEPAGE = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ply"
 SECTION = "devel/python"
-LICENSE = "BSD"
+LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://README.md;beginline=5;endline=32;md5=f5ee5c355c0e6719c787a71b8f0fa96c"
 
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "6465f602e656455affcd7c5734c638f8"