diff --git a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-client.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-client.c
index e5102aa909..c5ecfc05e5 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-client.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-client.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018, 2024 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-server.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-server.c
index 08217e7e58..1a2f763e72 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-server.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-server.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018, 2024 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-sysinit.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-sysinit.c
index 6f27f61e65..4b161dbd1d 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-sysinit.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-sysinit.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/libtrace/record/record-text.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-text.c
index d90c23536d..984b0ce276 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-text.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-text.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2018, 2024 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-userext.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-userext.c
index ba964fc2c1..873819ad0c 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-userext.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-userext.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/libtrace/record/record-util.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-util.c
index 1f15f20a8b..03083692ea 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-util.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-util.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/libtrace/record/record.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record.c
index d15229b34f..f3bf9ad731 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record.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