diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf32.c b/stand/common/load_elf32.c
index 4737670d2ee..4ecdeb77322 100644
--- a/stand/common/load_elf32.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf32.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* This file is in the public domain */
+
 #define __ELF_WORD_SIZE 32
 #define	_MACHINE_ELF_WANT_32BIT
 #include "load_elf.c"
diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf32_obj.c b/stand/common/load_elf32_obj.c
index e37b4dfddb4..d0278930f5e 100644
--- a/stand/common/load_elf32_obj.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf32_obj.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* This file is in the public domain */
+
 #define __ELF_WORD_SIZE 32
 #define	_MACHINE_ELF_WANT_32BIT
 #include "load_elf_obj.c"
diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf64.c b/stand/common/load_elf64.c
index 98ef7dc4098..d55f139d1e6 100644
--- a/stand/common/load_elf64.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf64.c
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+/* This file is in the public domain */
+
 #define __ELF_WORD_SIZE 64
 #include "load_elf.c"
diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf64_obj.c b/stand/common/load_elf64_obj.c
index 43de8cc1214..0f01258fa37 100644
--- a/stand/common/load_elf64_obj.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf64_obj.c
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+/* This file is in the public domain */
+
 #define __ELF_WORD_SIZE 64
 #include "load_elf_obj.c"