diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.c
index 7c22c33ea8..87479e3758 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.h b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.h
index 286140b75a..6ea1a0f11b 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.h
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 #pragma once
 
 #include "varlink.h"