diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xilinx_git.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xilinx_git.bb
index 9d562fb..0a80c7d 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xilinx_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xilinx_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dtb.inc
 DESCRIPTION = "Linux kernel for Xilinx platforms"
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "(virtex4|virtex5|virtex5mb|spartan6-sp605|spartan6-lx9mb)"
 
-LICENSE = "GPL"
+LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d7810fab7487fb0aad327b76f1be7cd7"
 
 PR = "r15"