diff --git a/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h b/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
index edfeaba95429..a1a959ba24ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * Copyright(C) 2015 Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #ifndef _LINUX_CORESIGHT_PMU_H
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h b/tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
index edfeaba95429..a1a959ba24ff 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * Copyright(C) 2015 Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #ifndef _LINUX_CORESIGHT_PMU_H
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
index fa639e3e52ac..1ce6bdbda561 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Copyright(C) 2015 Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index 5c655ad4621e..2f595cd73da6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Copyright(C) 2015 Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #include <api/fs/fs.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.h b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.h
index 5256741be549..1a12e64f5127 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.h
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * Copyright(C) 2015 Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #ifndef INCLUDE__PERF_CS_ETM_H__
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
index ac4dffc807b8..e047571e6080 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/pmu.c
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * Copyright(C) 2015 Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
index 640af88331b4..c8b98fa22997 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
- *
  * Copyright(C) 2015-2018 Linaro Limited.
  *
  * Author: Tor Jeremiassen <tor@ti.com>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
index 1b0d422373be..40020b1ca54f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
- *
  * Copyright(C) 2015-2018 Linaro Limited.
  *
  * Author: Tor Jeremiassen <tor@ti.com>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
index 5864d5dca616..37f8d48179ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * Copyright(C) 2015 Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #ifndef INCLUDE__UTIL_PERF_CS_ETM_H__
