diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index bbe0486..6903815 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#include <linux/license.h>
 
 #if 0
 #define DEBUGP printk
@@ -1248,16 +1249,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-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);
-}
-
 static void set_license(struct module *mod, const char *license)
 {
 	if (!license)