diff --git a/include/linux/semaphore.h b/include/linux/semaphore.h
index 11c86fbfeb98..6694d0019a68 100644
--- a/include/linux/semaphore.h
+++ b/include/linux/semaphore.h
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Intel Corporation
  * Author: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com>
  *
- * Distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2
- *
  * Please see kernel/locking/semaphore.c for documentation of these functions
  */
 #ifndef __LINUX_SEMAPHORE_H
diff --git a/kernel/locking/semaphore.c b/kernel/locking/semaphore.c
index 561acdd39960..d9dd94defc0a 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/semaphore.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/semaphore.c
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Intel Corporation
  * Author: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com>
  *
- * Distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2
- *
  * This file implements counting semaphores.
  * A counting semaphore may be acquired 'n' times before sleeping.
  * See mutex.c for single-acquisition sleeping locks which enforce