diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/CMakeLists.txt
index a35ee63f43..85f1e2fac3 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # ##############################################################################
 # boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/CMakeLists.txt
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
 # license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
 # additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board.h b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board.h
index 0e20db0487..fdae9b0cd2 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board.h
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board_memorymap.h b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board_memorymap.h
index 87671d5ddb..a15bc38512 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board_memorymap.h
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board_memorymap.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/include/board_memorymap.h
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/Make.defs
index dff2e06434..b5a50feb29 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ############################################################################
 # boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/Make.defs
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 # contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 # this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/dramboot.ld b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/dramboot.ld
index effd3a8236..361d8125b7 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/dramboot.ld
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/dramboot.ld
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/dramboot.ld
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/gnu-elf.ld b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/gnu-elf.ld
index 7a42b64451..679f5fe5b8 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/gnu-elf.ld
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/gnu-elf.ld
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/gnu-elf.ld
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/ld-kernel.script b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/ld-kernel.script
index e6c951f3f6..ec97d1d84a 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/ld-kernel.script
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/scripts/ld-kernel.script
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/scripts/ld.script
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 30fc3ba38a..385e0ed5f2 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # ##############################################################################
 # boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/CMakeLists.txt
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
 # license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
 # additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/Makefile b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/Makefile
index b594a278bc..b7ab958872 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/Makefile
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ############################################################################
 # boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/Makefile
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 # contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 # this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu-armv8a.h b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu-armv8a.h
index ce8c175630..2f3026107e 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu-armv8a.h
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu-armv8a.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu-armv8a.h
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_appinit.c b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_appinit.c
index 116681d816..72507c91b5 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_appinit.c
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_appinit.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_appinit.c
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_boardinit.c b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_boardinit.c
index 0a00a1d1a3..c2cfdc14b0 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_boardinit.c
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_boardinit.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_boardinit.c
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_bringup.c b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_bringup.c
index 799551b545..9bb4cd5f87 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_bringup.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_bringup.c
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_power.c b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_power.c
index 1fa90fb131..73a709175c 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_power.c
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_power.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/src/qemu_power.c
  *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The