diff --git a/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.c b/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.c
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+/*
+ * GPIO tools - helpers library for the GPIO tools
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Linus Walleij
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include "gpio-utils.h"