diff --git a/Documentation/index.rst b/Documentation/index.rst
index 5db7e87c7cb1..c858c2e66e36 100644
--- a/Documentation/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/index.rst
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ The following describes the license of the Linux kernel source code
 (GPLv2), how to properly mark the license of individual files in the source
 tree, as well as links to the full license text.
 
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
-   process/license-rules.rst
+* :ref:`kernel_licensing`
 
 User-oriented documentation
 ---------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
index 130bf0f48875..dcb25f94188e 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
@@ -57,12 +57,13 @@ of doing things.
 Legal Issues
 ------------
 
-The Linux kernel source code is released under the GPL.  Please see the
-file, COPYING, in the main directory of the source tree, for details on
-the license.  If you have further questions about the license, please
-contact a lawyer, and do not ask on the Linux kernel mailing list.  The
-people on the mailing lists are not lawyers, and you should not rely on
-their statements on legal matters.
+The Linux kernel source code is released under the GPL.  Please see the file
+COPYING in the main directory of the source tree. The Linux kernel licensing
+rules and how to use `SPDX <https://spdx.org/>`_ identifiers in source code are
+descibed in :ref:`Documentation/process/license-rules.rst <kernel_licensing>`.
+If you have further questions about the license, please contact a lawyer, and do
+not ask on the Linux kernel mailing list.  The people on the mailing lists are
+not lawyers, and you should not rely on their statements on legal matters.
 
 For common questions and answers about the GPL, please see:
 
diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst
index 37bd0628b6ee..c0b3bd25dbae 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Below are the essential guides that every developer should read.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   license-rules
    howto
    code-of-conflict
    development-process
diff --git a/Documentation/process/license-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/license-rules.rst
index 8ea26325fe3f..2bb8c0fc2238 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/license-rules.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/license-rules.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
+.. _kernel_licensing:
+
 Linux kernel licensing rules
 ============================