diff --git a/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-common.inc b/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-common.inc
index bb3a28a151..84e9d4e283 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-common.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-common.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "gdb - GNU debugger"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/"
-LICENSE="GPL"
+LICENSE="GPLv3+"
 SECTION = "devel"
 PRIORITY = "optional"