diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
index 39be4dd8035e..83af7d6cc37c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
@@ -651,5 +651,5 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:orion_wdt");