diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/suspend.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/suspend.c
index a531154cc0f3..c612d50c9d18 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/suspend.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/suspend.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Suspend support specific for power.
  *
- * Distribute under GPLv2
- *
  * Copyright (c) 2002 Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
  * Copyright (c) 2001 Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_32.S
index 4203d4f0c68d..e95e95960156 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_32.S
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 	.text
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 #include <asm/page_types.h>
 
-# Copyright 2003, 2008 Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>, distribute under GPLv2
+# Copyright 2003, 2008 Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz
 
 	.code32
 	ALIGN
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_64.S
index 510fa12aab73..b0715c3ac18d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_64.S
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 .text
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 #include <asm/frame.h>
 
-# Copyright 2003 Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>, distribute under GPLv2
+# Copyright 2003 Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz
 
 .code64
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/power/cpu.c b/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
index a7d966964c6f..0bc07a9bc27b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Suspend support specific for i386/x86-64.
  *
- * Distribute under GPLv2
- *
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
  * Copyright (c) 2002 Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
  * Copyright (c) 2001 Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
diff --git a/arch/x86/power/hibernate_32.c b/arch/x86/power/hibernate_32.c
index be15bdcb20df..a1061d471b73 100644
--- a/arch/x86/power/hibernate_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/power/hibernate_32.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Hibernation support specific for i386 - temporary page tables
  *
- * Distribute under GPLv2
- *
  * Copyright (c) 2006 Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
  */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/power/hibernate_64.c b/arch/x86/power/hibernate_64.c
index 239f424ccb29..0197095d9637 100644
--- a/arch/x86/power/hibernate_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/power/hibernate_64.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Hibernation support for x86-64
  *
- * Distribute under GPLv2
- *
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
  * Copyright (c) 2002 Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
  * Copyright (c) 2001 Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
diff --git a/arch/x86/power/hibernate_asm_64.S b/arch/x86/power/hibernate_asm_64.S
index 3008baa2fa95..a4d5eb0a7ece 100644
--- a/arch/x86/power/hibernate_asm_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/power/hibernate_asm_64.S
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
  * Hibernation support for x86-64
  *
- * Distribute under GPLv2.
- *
  * Copyright 2007 Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
  * Copyright 2005 Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
  * Copyright 2004 Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 2c3382378d94..a6b81c6b6bff 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  *	linux/kernel/softirq.c
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 1992 Linus Torvalds
  *
- *	Distribute under GPLv2.
- *
  *	Rewritten. Old one was good in 2.2, but in 2.3 it was immoral. --ANK (990903)
  */