diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index cff060b56da9d..3146e30dfc612 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
  */
 
 #define DRIVER_DESC "HID core driver"
-#define DRIVER_LICENSE "GPL"
 
 int hid_debug = 0;
 module_param_named(debug, hid_debug, int, 0600);
@@ -2866,5 +2865,5 @@ module_exit(hid_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andreas Gal");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Vojtech Pavlik");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jiri Kosina");
-MODULE_LICENSE(DRIVER_LICENSE);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
index 333108ef18cf2..961bc6fdd2d90 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
  */
 
 #define DRIVER_DESC "USB HID core driver"
-#define DRIVER_LICENSE "GPL"
 
 /*
  * Module parameters.
@@ -1660,4 +1659,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Andreas Gal");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Vojtech Pavlik");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jiri Kosina");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
-MODULE_LICENSE(DRIVER_LICENSE);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbkbd.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbkbd.c
index 9a332e683db77..7fb2d1e4f5ddd 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbkbd.c
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@
 #define DRIVER_VERSION ""
 #define DRIVER_AUTHOR "Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>"
 #define DRIVER_DESC "USB HID Boot Protocol keyboard driver"
-#define DRIVER_LICENSE "GPL"
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
-MODULE_LICENSE(DRIVER_LICENSE);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static const unsigned char usb_kbd_keycode[256] = {
 	  0,  0,  0,  0, 30, 48, 46, 32, 18, 33, 34, 35, 23, 36, 37, 38,
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbmouse.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbmouse.c
index bf16d72dc3700..dd911c5241d82 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbmouse.c
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@
 #define DRIVER_VERSION "v1.6"
 #define DRIVER_AUTHOR "Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>"
 #define DRIVER_DESC "USB HID Boot Protocol mouse driver"
-#define DRIVER_LICENSE "GPL"
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
-MODULE_LICENSE(DRIVER_LICENSE);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 struct usb_mouse {
 	char name[128];
diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom.h b/drivers/hid/wacom.h
index d303e413306df..020956c5ba777 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
 #define DRIVER_VERSION "v2.00"
 #define DRIVER_AUTHOR "Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>"
 #define DRIVER_DESC "USB Wacom tablet driver"
-#define DRIVER_LICENSE "GPL"
 
 #define USB_VENDOR_ID_WACOM	0x056a
 #define USB_VENDOR_ID_LENOVO	0x17ef
diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index b9779bcbd1403..57a9faf568301 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -2540,4 +2540,4 @@ module_hid_driver(wacom_driver);
 MODULE_VERSION(DRIVER_VERSION);
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
-MODULE_LICENSE(DRIVER_LICENSE);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");