diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
index c38ffdc36faf8..0d47538dc9e1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       fromSource
       binaryNativeCode
     ];
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
     homepage = "https://www.virtualbox.org/";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       sander
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
index 2d8365fa3006d..0a2ffad20fe27 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       host/guest clipboard support.
     '';
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ fromSource ];
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = [
       lib.maintainers.sander
       lib.maintainers.friedrichaltheide