diff --git a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/early_serial.c b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/early_serial.c
index 9143f4690a..9249da6f7e 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/early_serial.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/early_serial.c
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
 /*
  * Enable the serial devices on the VIA
  */