diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 8a884e795f6a..0f0d10697240 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -2174,7 +2174,6 @@ static void __exit exit_elf_binfmt(void)
 
 core_initcall(init_elf_binfmt);
 module_exit(exit_elf_binfmt);
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF_KUNIT_TEST
 #include "binfmt_elf_test.c"