diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/key.c b/cpukit/posix/src/key.c
index d7551f62dd..122a410f80 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/key.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/key.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /**
  * @file
  *
@@ -7,8 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/keyzerokvp.c b/cpukit/posix/src/keyzerokvp.c
index 73fa1aa64b..63e5ca29b7 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/keyzerokvp.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/keyzerokvp.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/mqueue.c b/cpukit/posix/src/mqueue.c
index 3b380740b7..b4890d5dd2 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/mqueue.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/mqueue.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /**
  * @file
  *
@@ -7,8 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/mqueueconfig.c b/cpukit/posix/src/mqueueconfig.c
index be7acb6a82..1a7fe97005 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/mqueueconfig.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/mqueueconfig.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright 2018, embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/psignalconfig.c b/cpukit/posix/src/psignalconfig.c
index 21412d8e03..1ccebf2711 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/psignalconfig.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/psignalconfig.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/psxsemaphore.c b/cpukit/posix/src/psxsemaphore.c
index 8136dfb7fc..f9a2f2fc76 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/psxsemaphore.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/psxsemaphore.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /**
  * @file
  *
@@ -7,8 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/psxsemaphoreconfig.c b/cpukit/posix/src/psxsemaphoreconfig.c
index 7f500f2f16..32928a1edc 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/psxsemaphoreconfig.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/psxsemaphoreconfig.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright 2018, embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/psxtimerconfig.c b/cpukit/posix/src/psxtimerconfig.c
index 7673651622..0779610633 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/psxtimerconfig.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/psxtimerconfig.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright 2018, embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/pthreadconfig.c b/cpukit/posix/src/pthreadconfig.c
index ec1b6c13c7..992a7bb22e 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/pthreadconfig.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/pthreadconfig.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright 2018, embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/ptimer.c b/cpukit/posix/src/ptimer.c
index 5a8be40435..653c7e6db6 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/ptimer.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/ptimer.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /**
  * @file
  *
@@ -7,8 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/shm.c b/cpukit/posix/src/shm.c
index 0ec838b38f..df780bc6cf 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/shm.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/shm.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /**
  * @file
  *
@@ -7,8 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/shmconfig.c b/cpukit/posix/src/shmconfig.c
index 0c09b58af4..26ddf1fe77 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/shmconfig.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/shmconfig.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright 2018, embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/shmops.c b/cpukit/posix/src/shmops.c
index 6d4f1ba9fd..5550657c73 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/shmops.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/shmops.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (c) 2018, embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without