diff --git a/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c b/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
index 2fca916d9edf..9ca3e4400c98 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/bytestream-example.c
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Sample kfifo byte stream implementation
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2010 Stefani Seibold <stefani@seibold.net>
- *
- * Released under the GPL version 2 only.
- *
  */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/dma-example.c b/samples/kfifo/dma-example.c
index be0d4a5fdf53..0cf27483cb36 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/dma-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/dma-example.c
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Sample fifo dma implementation
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2010 Stefani Seibold <stefani@seibold.net>
- *
- * Released under the GPL version 2 only.
- *
  */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c b/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
index 8dc3c2e7105a..6cdeb72f83f1 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/inttype-example.c
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Sample kfifo int type implementation
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2010 Stefani Seibold <stefani@seibold.net>
- *
- * Released under the GPL version 2 only.
- *
  */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/samples/kfifo/record-example.c b/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
index 2d7529eeb294..79ae8bb04120 100644
--- a/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
+++ b/samples/kfifo/record-example.c
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Sample dynamic sized record fifo implementation
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2010 Stefani Seibold <stefani@seibold.net>
- *
- * Released under the GPL version 2 only.
- *
  */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>