diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi-event.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi-event.py
index 467bdef4..2c22117a 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi-event.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi-event.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-#
-# QAPI event generator
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2014 Wenchao Xia
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Red Hat Inc.
-#
-# Authors:
-#  Wenchao Xia <wenchaoqemu@gmail.com>
-#  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
-#
-# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
-# See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+"""
+QAPI event generator
+
+Copyright (c) 2014 Wenchao Xia
+Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Red Hat Inc.
+
+Authors:
+ Wenchao Xia <wenchaoqemu@gmail.com>
+ Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
+
+This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
+See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+"""
 
 from qapi import *
 
@@ -170,19 +171,12 @@ class QAPISchemaGenEventVisitor(QAPISchemaVisitor):
 
 (input_file, output_dir, do_c, do_h, prefix, dummy) = parse_command_line()
 
-blurb = '''
- * Schema-defined QAPI/QMP events
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Wenchao Xia
- *
- * Authors:
- *  Wenchao Xia   <wenchaoqemu@gmail.com>
- */
-'''
+blurb = ' * Schema-defined QAPI/QMP events'
 
 (fdef, fdecl) = open_output(output_dir, do_c, do_h, prefix,
                             'qapi-event.c', 'qapi-event.h',
-                            blurb)
+                            blurb, __doc__)
+
 fdef.write(mcgen('''
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "%(prefix)sqapi-event.h"
diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
index 2b3fc4a1..9f6fc534 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-#
-# QAPI types generator
-#
-# Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
-# Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Red Hat Inc.
-#
-# Authors:
-#  Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
-#  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
-#
-# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
+"""
+QAPI types generator
+
+Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
+Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Red Hat Inc.
+
+Authors:
+ Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ Michael Roth <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
+
+This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+"""
 
 from qapi import *
 
@@ -250,19 +252,11 @@ for o, a in opts:
     if o in ('-b', '--builtins'):
         do_builtins = True
 
-blurb = '''
- * Schema-defined QAPI types
- *
- * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
- *
- * Authors:
- *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
- *  Michael Roth      <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
-'''
+blurb = ' * Schema-defined QAPI types'
 
 (fdef, fdecl) = open_output(output_dir, do_c, do_h, prefix,
                             'qapi-types.c', 'qapi-types.h',
-                            blurb)
+                            blurb, __doc__)
 
 fdef.write(mcgen('''
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
index e6e647c4..f07b285e 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-#
-# QAPI visitor generator
-#
-# Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
-# Copyright (C) 2014-2016 Red Hat, Inc.
-#
-# Authors:
-#  Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
-#  Michael Roth    <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
-#  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
-#
-# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
-# See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+"""
+QAPI visitor generator
+
+Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
+Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+
+Authors:
+ Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ Michael Roth    <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
+
+This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
+See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+"""
 
 from qapi import *
 
@@ -334,18 +335,11 @@ for o, a in opts:
     if o in ('-b', '--builtins'):
         do_builtins = True
 
-blurb = '''
- * Schema-defined QAPI visitors
- *
- * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
- *
- * Authors:
- *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
-'''
+blurb = ' * Schema-defined QAPI visitors'
 
 (fdef, fdecl) = open_output(output_dir, do_c, do_h, prefix,
                             'qapi-visit.c', 'qapi-visit.h',
-                            blurb)
+                            blurb, __doc__)
 
 fdef.write(mcgen('''
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
index 7d1bb322..72aa293c 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -1990,21 +1990,24 @@ def parse_command_line(extra_options='', extra_long_options=[]):
 #
 
 
-def open_output(output_dir, do_c, do_h, prefix, c_file, h_file, blurb):
+def open_output(output_dir, do_c, do_h, prefix, c_file, h_file, blurb, doc):
     guard = guardname(prefix + h_file)
     c_file = output_dir + prefix + c_file
     h_file = output_dir + prefix + h_file
+    copyright = '\n * '.join(re.findall(r'^Copyright .*', doc, re.MULTILINE))
     comment = mcgen('''/* AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED, DO NOT MODIFY */
 
 /*
 %(blurb)s
+ *
+ * %(copyright)s
  *
  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
  * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
  */
 
 ''',
-                    blurb=blurb.strip('\n'))
+                    blurb=blurb, copyright=copyright)
 
     if output_dir:
         try: