diff --git a/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c b/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
index 829dcdfbcb..9b3b0b4e37 100644
--- a/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
+++ b/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
@@ -781,6 +781,6 @@ GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE(
     GST_PLUGIN_DESC,
     plugin_init,
     PACKAGE_VERSION,
-    "GPL",
+    "LGPL",
     PACKAGE,
     PACKAGE_BUGREPORT);
diff --git a/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c b/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
index 90eeb1cc94..a31877636e 100644
--- a/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
+++ b/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
@@ -674,6 +674,6 @@ GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE(
     GST_PLUGIN_DESC,
     plugin_init,
     PACKAGE_VERSION,
-    "GPL",
+    "LGPL",
     PACKAGE,
     PACKAGE_BUGREPORT);
diff --git a/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c b/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
index 43794ab2db..10f791b364 100644
--- a/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
+++ b/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
@@ -919,6 +919,6 @@ GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE(
     GST_PLUGIN_DESC,
     plugin_init,
     PACKAGE_VERSION,
-    "GPL",
+    "LGPL",
     PACKAGE,
     PACKAGE_BUGREPORT);