diff --git a/common/dummy_malloc.c b/common/dummy_malloc.c
index ccee521..dd36a5b 100644
--- a/common/dummy_malloc.c
+++ b/common/dummy_malloc.c
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ *
+ * As a special exception, if other files instantiate templates or use macros
+ * or inline functions from this file, or you compile this file and link it
+ * with other works to produce a work based on this file, this file does not
+ * by itself cause the resulting work to be covered by the GNU General Public
+ * License. However the source code for this file must still be made available
+ * in accordance with section (3) of the GNU General Public License.
+
+ * This exception does not invalidate any other reasons why a work based on
+ * this file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ */
 #include <common.h>
 #include <malloc.h>