diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/Makefile
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# kbuild requires Makefile in a directory to build individual objects