diff --git a/drivers/core/Makefile b/drivers/core/Makefile
index a5039c5..bce7467 100644
--- a/drivers/core/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/core/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Google, Inc
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
-#
 
 obj-y	+= device.o fdtaddr.o lists.o root.o uclass.o util.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEVRES) += devres.o
diff --git a/drivers/core/device-remove.c b/drivers/core/device-remove.c
index 3c6ab42..1cf2278 100644
--- a/drivers/core/device-remove.c
+++ b/drivers/core/device-remove.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Device manager
  *
@@ -5,8 +6,6 @@
  *
  * (C) Copyright 2012
  * Pavel Herrmann <morpheus.ibis@gmail.com>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/device.c b/drivers/core/device.c
index 940a153..1a32956 100644
--- a/drivers/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/core/device.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Device manager
  *
@@ -5,8 +6,6 @@
  *
  * (C) Copyright 2012
  * Pavel Herrmann <morpheus.ibis@gmail.com>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/devres.c b/drivers/core/devres.c
index 605295b..f2a19ec 100644
--- a/drivers/core/devres.c
+++ b/drivers/core/devres.c
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
  *
  * Based on the original work in Linux by
  * Copyright (c) 2006  SUSE Linux Products GmbH
  * Copyright (c) 2006  Tejun Heo <teheo@suse.de>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/dump.c b/drivers/core/dump.c
index 6c6b944..58820cd 100644
--- a/drivers/core/dump.c
+++ b/drivers/core/dump.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2015 Google, Inc
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/fdtaddr.c b/drivers/core/fdtaddr.c
index 9a3b4c3..528cf47 100644
--- a/drivers/core/fdtaddr.c
+++ b/drivers/core/fdtaddr.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Device addresses
  *
@@ -5,8 +6,6 @@
  *
  * (C) Copyright 2012
  * Pavel Herrmann <morpheus.ibis@gmail.com>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/lists.c b/drivers/core/lists.c
index 6fa5d10..a167726 100644
--- a/drivers/core/lists.c
+++ b/drivers/core/lists.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Google, Inc
  *
  * (C) Copyright 2012
  * Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/of_access.c b/drivers/core/of_access.c
index 9389199..9a50f55 100644
--- a/drivers/core/of_access.c
+++ b/drivers/core/of_access.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Originally from Linux v4.9
  * Paul Mackerras	August 1996.
@@ -16,8 +17,6 @@
  *
  * This file follows drivers/of/base.c with functions in the same order as the
  * Linux version.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/of_addr.c b/drivers/core/of_addr.c
index 7513ea2..1bfaaee 100644
--- a/drivers/core/of_addr.c
+++ b/drivers/core/of_addr.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Taken from Linux v4.9 drivers/of/address.c
  *
  * Modified for U-Boot
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Google, Inc
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/of_extra.c b/drivers/core/of_extra.c
index ca2e92b..c76177c 100644
--- a/drivers/core/of_extra.c
+++ b/drivers/core/of_extra.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Google, Inc
  * Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/ofnode.c b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
index 5909a25..4cd1003 100644
--- a/drivers/core/ofnode.c
+++ b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Google, Inc
  * Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/read.c b/drivers/core/read.c
index 601d132..0322cbf 100644
--- a/drivers/core/read.c
+++ b/drivers/core/read.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Google, Inc
  * Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/read_extra.c b/drivers/core/read_extra.c
index e94648f..5138348 100644
--- a/drivers/core/read_extra.c
+++ b/drivers/core/read_extra.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Google, Inc
  * Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/regmap.c b/drivers/core/regmap.c
index 8a0e00f..a5e4e74 100644
--- a/drivers/core/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/core/regmap.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2015 Google, Inc
  * Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/root.c b/drivers/core/root.c
index 9000ed5..72bcc7d 100644
--- a/drivers/core/root.c
+++ b/drivers/core/root.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Google, Inc
  *
  * (C) Copyright 2012
  * Pavel Herrmann <morpheus.ibis@gmail.com>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/simple-bus.c b/drivers/core/simple-bus.c
index 5acfa5f..e16d8a9 100644
--- a/drivers/core/simple-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/core/simple-bus.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Google, Inc
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/syscon-uclass.c b/drivers/core/syscon-uclass.c
index a69937e..96408de 100644
--- a/drivers/core/syscon-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/core/syscon-uclass.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Google, Inc
  * Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/uclass.c b/drivers/core/uclass.c
index 628e2e1..0085d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/core/uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/core/uclass.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Google, Inc
  *
  * (C) Copyright 2012
  * Pavel Herrmann <morpheus.ibis@gmail.com>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/core/util.c b/drivers/core/util.c
index 24abe14..451d476 100644
--- a/drivers/core/util.c
+++ b/drivers/core/util.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Google, Inc
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>