diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cdetect.c b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cdetect.c
index 1a863434b7..7092e59f24 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cdetect.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cdetect.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2020 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cget.c b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cget.c
index 5726c6ea14..456bd4e30b 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cget.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cget.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2020 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cset.c b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cset.c
index cdc42a57f9..2cd3263aa6 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cset.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_i2cset.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2020 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_spi.c b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_spi.c
index 9c47ba0054..1334967b8c 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_spi.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/shell/main_spi.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2020 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without