diff --git a/include/linux/license.h b/include/linux/license.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..decdbf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/license.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef __LICENSE_H
+#define __LICENSE_H
+
+static inline int license_is_gpl_compatible(const char *license)
+{
+	return (strcmp(license, "GPL") == 0
+		|| strcmp(license, "GPL v2") == 0
+		|| strcmp(license, "GPL and additional rights") == 0
+		|| strcmp(license, "Dual BSD/GPL") == 0
+		|| strcmp(license, "Dual MIT/GPL") == 0
+		|| strcmp(license, "Dual MPL/GPL") == 0);
+}
+
+#endif