diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/license-helper.sh b/makefiles/lint/license/license-helper.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..499f854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/license-helper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+declare -i status=$#
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    arg="$1"; shift
+    echo "ERROR: Detected missing license header: ${arg}"
+done
+
+if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+/bin/true # set $?
+
+# [EOF]