diff --git a/common/common-defs.h b/common/common-defs.h
index 861967fe4..ab5ed343f 100644
--- a/common/common-defs.h
+++ b/common/common-defs.h
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
- * 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.
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of either
  *
- * GnuPG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   - the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or
+ *
+ *   - the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or both in parallel, as here.
+ *
+ * This file 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.
diff --git a/common/gettime.h b/common/gettime.h
index ec68faaed..cbc257ada 100644
--- a/common/gettime.h
+++ b/common/gettime.h
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
- * 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.
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of either
  *
- * GnuPG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   - the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or
+ *
+ *   - the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or both in parallel, as here.
+ *
+ * This file 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.
diff --git a/common/keyserver.h b/common/keyserver.h
index d56b4f4df..63dbde69f 100644
--- a/common/keyserver.h
+++ b/common/keyserver.h
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
- * 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.
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of either
  *
- * GnuPG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   - the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or
+ *
+ *   - the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or both in parallel, as here.
+ *
+ * This file 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.
diff --git a/common/status.c b/common/status.c
index 435279ccf..a16e7b46d 100644
--- a/common/status.c
+++ b/common/status.c
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
- * 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.
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of either
  *
- * GnuPG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   - the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or
+ *
+ *   - the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or both in parallel, as here.
+ *
+ * This file 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.
diff --git a/common/status.h b/common/status.h
index 71bcc9583..509e04439 100644
--- a/common/status.h
+++ b/common/status.h
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
- * 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.
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of either
  *
- * GnuPG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   - the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or
+ *
+ *   - the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or both in parallel, as here.
+ *
+ * This file 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.
diff --git a/common/yesno.c b/common/yesno.c
index 821df4b9f..780334921 100644
--- a/common/yesno.c
+++ b/common/yesno.c
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
- * 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.
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of either
  *
- * GnuPG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   - the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or
+ *
+ *   - the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ *     Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ *     your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * or both in parallel, as here.
+ *
+ * This file 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.