diff --git a/Mk/bsd.licenses.db.mk b/Mk/bsd.licenses.db.mk
index 063f007bbb1e..7984e316b9ed 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.licenses.db.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.licenses.db.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+# ** Please run changes to this file by eadler@ first **
+
 Licenses_db_Include_MAINTAINER=         portmgr@FreeBSD.org
 
 #
diff --git a/Mk/bsd.licenses.mk b/Mk/bsd.licenses.mk
index a97f55325f1a..e58d1a61b204 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.licenses.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.licenses.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+# ** Please run changes to this file by eadler@ first **
+
 Licenses_Include_MAINTAINER=         portmgr@FreeBSD.org
 
 #