diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.c b/tools/perf/util/config.c
index 80d9598db31a..0deac6a14b65 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.c
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /*
- * GIT - The information manager from hell
+ * config.c
+ *
+ * Helper functions for parsing config items.
+ * Originally copied from GIT source.
  *
  * Copyright (C) Linus Torvalds, 2005
  * Copyright (C) Johannes Schindelin, 2005
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/usage.c b/tools/perf/util/usage.c
index e16bf9a707e8..d76d1c0ff98f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/usage.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/usage.c
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /*
- * GIT - The information manager from hell
+ * usage.c
+ *
+ * Various reporting routines.
+ * Originally copied from GIT source.
  *
  * Copyright (C) Linus Torvalds, 2005
  */