diff --git a/python/setup.py.in b/python/setup.py.in
index d75fe550..4cd550d9 100755
--- a/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/python/setup.py.in
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ setup (name = "libxml2-python",
        author = "Daniel Veillard",
        author_email = "veillard@redhat.com",
        url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2",
-       licence="MIT Licence",
+       license="MIT License",
        py_modules=modules,
        ext_modules=extens,
        ext_package=ext_package,