diff --git a/scripts/bpf_doc.py b/scripts/bpf_doc.py
index a0ec321469bd..dfb260de17a8 100755
--- a/scripts/bpf_doc.py
+++ b/scripts/bpf_doc.py
@@ -333,27 +333,7 @@ class PrinterRST(Printer):
 .. Copyright (C) All BPF authors and contributors from 2014 to present.
 .. See git log include/uapi/linux/bpf.h in kernel tree for details.
 .. 
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-.. %%%LICENSE_END
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier:  Linux-man-pages-copyleft
 .. 
 .. Please do not edit this file. It was generated from the documentation
 .. located in file include/uapi/linux/bpf.h of the Linux kernel sources