diff --git a/bsps/sparc/erc32/start/bspsmp.c b/bsps/sparc/erc32/start/bspsmp.c
index cd81628257..8234f962df 100644
--- a/bsps/sparc/erc32/start/bspsmp.c
+++ b/bsps/sparc/erc32/start/bspsmp.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2019 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/bsps/sparc/shared/start/bspgetworkarea.c b/bsps/sparc/shared/start/bspgetworkarea.c
index f30d6e186c..bf1b02b23d 100644
--- a/bsps/sparc/shared/start/bspgetworkarea.c
+++ b/bsps/sparc/shared/start/bspgetworkarea.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
+
 /**
  * @file
  *
@@ -7,8 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2019, 2021 embedded brains GmbH & Co. KG
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without