diff --git a/nongnu/packages/electron.scm b/nongnu/packages/electron.scm
index 1f399728..3ba5bcde 100644
--- a/nongnu/packages/electron.scm
+++ b/nongnu/packages/electron.scm
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     (description "The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop
 applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.  It is based on Node.js and
 Chromium and is used by the Atom editor and many other apps.")
-    (license (license:nonfree
+    (license (license:expat
               (string-append "https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v"
                              version "/LICENSE")))))