diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-errors.h b/libnm-core/nm-errors.h
index 0b54133dc..031cc670b 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-errors.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-errors.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2004 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
index e9d89ae0e..4ecba9ffc 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2008 - 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-jansson.h b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-jansson.h
index 0a75cff5b..7c034222c 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-jansson.h
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-jansson.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
diff --git a/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.c b/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.c
index 7d864e31a..15c2d6529 100644
--- a/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.c
+++ b/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
diff --git a/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.h b/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.h
index e885c4ea9..fc37b8e2b 100644
--- a/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.h
+++ b/shared/nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-auth-subject.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/nm-vpn-editor-plugin-call.h b/shared/nm-utils/nm-vpn-editor-plugin-call.h
index ab4730839..b2c39e298 100644
--- a/shared/nm-utils/nm-vpn-editor-plugin-call.h
+++ b/shared/nm-utils/nm-vpn-editor-plugin-call.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
diff --git a/shared/systemd/sd-adapt-shared/nm-sd-adapt-shared.h b/shared/systemd/sd-adapt-shared/nm-sd-adapt-shared.h
index d4df97d6e..231e06bda 100644
--- a/shared/systemd/sd-adapt-shared/nm-sd-adapt-shared.h
+++ b/shared/systemd/sd-adapt-shared/nm-sd-adapt-shared.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2014 - 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
  */