diff --git a/README b/README
index d67d4984aab..989dc324e98 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -83,5 +83,6 @@ LICENSE
   October 16, 2018 are published under the AGPL. All versions released after
   October 16, 2018, including patch fixes for prior versions, are published
   under the Server Side Public License (SSPL) v1. See individual files for
-  details.
+  details which will specify the license applicable to each file. Files
+  subject to the SSPL will be noted in their headers.
 
diff --git a/distsrc/README b/distsrc/README
index 97f1dc72436..11cb158d8d3 100644
--- a/distsrc/README
+++ b/distsrc/README
@@ -83,5 +83,6 @@ LICENSE
   2018 are published under the AGPL. All versions released after October
   16, 2018, including patch fixes for prior versions, are published under
   the Server Side Public License (SSPL) v1. See individual files for
-  details.
+  details which will specify the license applicable to each file. Files
+  subject to the SSPL will be noted in their headers.