diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 1f91cc941b7c..4212ed62235b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Huawei Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ * version 2.1 of the License (not later!)
+ *
+ * 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not,  see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>
  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index a76465541292..e8ba54087497 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Huawei Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ * version 2.1 of the License (not later!)
+ *
+ * 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not,  see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>
  */
 #ifndef __BPF_BPF_H
 #define __BPF_BPF_H
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index a7cb40abe634..3dcda9e215b0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Huawei Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ * version 2.1 of the License (not later!)
+ *
+ * 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not,  see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>
  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 148df3640ba0..f392c5e04cc1 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Huawei Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ * version 2.1 of the License (not later!)
+ *
+ * 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not,  see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>
  */
 #ifndef __BPF_LIBBPF_H
 #define __BPF_LIBBPF_H
