diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 70750f8856e1..3926d5ae1ff1 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ struct symsearch {
 		NOT_GPL_ONLY,
 		GPL_ONLY,
 		WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY,
-	} licence;
+	} license;
 	bool unused;
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 9ca9fe6c4307..077aec753bb7 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -501,9 +501,9 @@ static bool check_exported_symbol(const struct symsearch *syms,
 	struct find_symbol_arg *fsa = data;
 
 	if (!fsa->gplok) {
-		if (syms->licence == GPL_ONLY)
+		if (syms->license == GPL_ONLY)
 			return false;
-		if (syms->licence == WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY && fsa->warn) {
+		if (syms->license == WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY && fsa->warn) {
 			pr_warn("Symbol %s is being used by a non-GPL module, "
 				"which will not be allowed in the future\n",
 				fsa->name);