diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/drbd/figures.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/drbd/figures.rst
index 3e3fd4b8a478..bd9a4901fe46 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/drbd/figures.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/drbd/figures.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 .. The here included files are intended to help understand the implementation
 
 Data flows that Relate some functions, and write packets
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/index.rst
index 20a738d9d047..b903cf152091 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ===========================
 The Linux RapidIO Subsystem
 ===========================
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/index.rst
index 6b554e39863b..cd9a1c2695fd 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 ==============
 Laptop Drivers
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces/index.rst
index 713ec4949fa7..384f2e0f33d2 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ==========
 Namespaces
 ==========
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/perf/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/perf/index.rst
index 9d445451ea18..ee4bfd2a740f 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/perf/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/perf/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ===========================
 Performance monitor support
 ===========================
diff --git a/Documentation/arm/index.rst b/Documentation/arm/index.rst
index 9c2f781f4685..5fc072dd0c5e 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arm/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ================
 ARM Architecture
 ================
diff --git a/Documentation/arm/nwfpe/index.rst b/Documentation/arm/nwfpe/index.rst
index 21fa8ce192ae..3c4d2f9aa10e 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm/nwfpe/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arm/nwfpe/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ===================================
 NetWinder's floating point emulator
 ===================================
diff --git a/Documentation/arm/omap/index.rst b/Documentation/arm/omap/index.rst
index f1e9c11d9f9b..8b365b212e49 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm/omap/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arm/omap/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 =======
 TI OMAP
 =======
diff --git a/Documentation/arm/sa1100/index.rst b/Documentation/arm/sa1100/index.rst
index fb2385b3accf..68c2a280a745 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm/sa1100/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arm/sa1100/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ====================
 Intel StrongARM 1100
 ====================
diff --git a/Documentation/arm/samsung-s3c24xx/index.rst b/Documentation/arm/samsung-s3c24xx/index.rst
index 6c7b241cbf37..5b8a7f9398d8 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm/samsung-s3c24xx/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arm/samsung-s3c24xx/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ﻿==========================
 Samsung S3C24XX SoC Family
 ==========================
diff --git a/Documentation/arm/samsung/index.rst b/Documentation/arm/samsung/index.rst
index f54d95734362..8142cce3d23e 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm/samsung/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arm/samsung/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ===========
 Samsung SoC
 ===========
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/early-userspace/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/early-userspace/index.rst
index 6f20c3c560d8..149c1822f06d 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/early-userspace/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/early-userspace/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ===============
 Early Userspace
 ===============
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/md/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/md/index.rst
index 205080891a1a..18f54a7d7d6e 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/md/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/md/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ====
 RAID
 ====
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/memory-devices/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/memory-devices/index.rst
index 87549828f6ab..28101458cda5 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/memory-devices/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/memory-devices/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 =========================
 Memory Controller drivers
 =========================
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/mmc/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/mmc/index.rst
index 9aaf64951a8c..7339736ac774 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/mmc/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/mmc/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ========================
 MMC/SD/SDIO card support
 ========================
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/mtd/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/mtd/index.rst
index 2e0e7cc4055e..436ba5a851d7 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/mtd/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/mtd/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ==============================
 Memory Technology Device (MTD)
 ==============================
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/nfc/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/nfc/index.rst
index 3afb2c0c2e3c..b6e9eedbff29 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/nfc/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/nfc/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ========================
 Near Field Communication
 ========================
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/index.rst
index 19dc8ee371dc..a4f8f98aeb94 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ===================================
 Non-Volatile Memory Device (NVDIMM)
 ===================================
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/phy/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/phy/index.rst
index fce9ffae2812..69ba1216de72 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/phy/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/phy/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 =====================
 Generic PHY Framework
 =====================
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/rapidio/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/rapidio/index.rst
index 4c5e51a05134..a41b4242d16f 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/rapidio/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/rapidio/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ===========================
 The Linux RapidIO Subsystem
 ===========================
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/index.rst
index 68ceb6886561..5ba61d19c6ae 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 =======
 Thermal
 =======
diff --git a/Documentation/ia64/index.rst b/Documentation/ia64/index.rst
index ef99475f672b..0436e1034115 100644
--- a/Documentation/ia64/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/ia64/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 ==================
 IA-64 Architecture
 ==================
