diff --git a/common/isascii.c b/common/isascii.c
index be14a3843..6ebe79b36 100644
--- a/common/isascii.c
+++ b/common/isascii.c
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 /* isascii.c - Replacement for isascii.
  * Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
- * This file is part of GnuPG.
+ * This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives
+ * unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
+ * modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
  *
- * GnuPG 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; either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * GnuPG 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.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the
+ * implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
  */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H