diff --git a/examples/convert_legacy_llama.py b/examples/convert_legacy_llama.py
index c2c73e8ad..65c66e5ff 100755
--- a/examples/convert_legacy_llama.py
+++ b/examples/convert_legacy_llama.py
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ class OutputFile:
             if metadata.description is not None:
                 self.gguf.add_description(metadata.description)
             if metadata.license is not None:
-                self.gguf.add_licence(metadata.license)
+                self.gguf.add_license(metadata.license)
             if metadata.source_url is not None:
                 self.gguf.add_source_url(metadata.source_url)
             if metadata.source_hf_repo is not None:
diff --git a/gguf-py/gguf/gguf_writer.py b/gguf-py/gguf/gguf_writer.py
index b0197961d..3b94af25e 100644
--- a/gguf-py/gguf/gguf_writer.py
+++ b/gguf-py/gguf/gguf_writer.py
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ class GGUFWriter:
     def add_description(self, description: str) -> None:
         self.add_string(Keys.General.DESCRIPTION, description)
 
-    def add_licence(self, licence: str) -> None:
-        self.add_string(Keys.General.LICENSE, licence)
+    def add_license(self, license: str) -> None:
+        self.add_string(Keys.General.LICENSE, license)
 
     def add_source_url(self, url: str) -> None:
         self.add_string(Keys.General.SOURCE_URL, url)