diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/babelstone-han/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/babelstone-han/default.nix
index 9839295653d1..6dfad42d2086 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/babelstone-han/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/babelstone-han/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
     description = "Unicode CJK font with over 36000 Han characters";
     homepage = "https://www.babelstone.co.uk/Fonts/Han.html";
 
-    license = licenses.free;
+    license = licenses.arphicpl;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ emily ];
   };