diff --git a/derp/dropreason_string.go b/derp/dropreason_string.go
index f01dc6ce6..46c1383e4 100644
--- a/derp/dropreason_string.go
+++ b/derp/dropreason_string.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 // Code generated by "stringer -type=dropReason -trimprefix=dropReason"; DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package derp
diff --git a/scripts/check_license_headers.sh b/scripts/check_license_headers.sh
index 2238d7058..b1a265cb2 100755
--- a/scripts/check_license_headers.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_license_headers.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ for file in $(find $1 -name '*.go' -not -path '*/.git/*'); do
         $1/wgengine/router/ifconfig_windows.go)
             # WireGuard copyright.
         ;;
-		*_string.go)
-			# Generated file from go:generate stringer
-		;;
         *)
             header="$(head -3 $file)"
             if ! check_file "$header"; then