diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/Makefile b/drivers/staging/octeon/Makefile
index 8ca17210d917..84de1f9c5598 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
 # License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
 # for more details.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
index 07bd2b87f6a0..1a366d71d044 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
index 691e4a51ace4..c70f17386a24 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
index 5ed8483fc24d..52cae2d2dacc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.c
index d6172e4dace5..5f2077c4b86e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.h
index 62d07c426f89..225b29726185 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mem.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rgmii.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rgmii.c
index 4e7304210bb9..76309e30587b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rgmii.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rgmii.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.c
index 1a44291318ee..0f9895742079 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.h
index 315a63d7094f..5674ae4328f1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-sgmii.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-sgmii.c
index 7424dc45ad39..75885db7c3a9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-sgmii.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-sgmii.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-spi.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-spi.c
index 063dcd07557b..d541e033044f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-spi.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
index 31f35025d19e..c9d6472f0fc4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h
index 84848e4c1664..4083a290b3f3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h
index cb5540dc0e9d..081449a5cb20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index 429e24adfcf5..c4e27d9d335a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
index 9c3f453adaa0..087976ae5124 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * This file is based on code from OCTEON SDK by Cavium Networks.
  *