diff --git a/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c b/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
index 6534333793..1f101fd6c5 100644
--- a/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
+++ b/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 static GstElementDetails lavencode_details = {
   "LavEncode",
   "Codec/Video/Encoder",
+  "LGPL",
   "Encodes a YUV frame into the lav format (mjpeg_tools)",
   VERSION,
   "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>",