diff --git a/tools/precommit/check_file_properties.py b/tools/precommit/check_file_properties.py
index 8d96409d64..1bcf3ad4f1 100755
--- a/tools/precommit/check_file_properties.py
+++ b/tools/precommit/check_file_properties.py
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ def check_file(path: pathlib.Path) -> typing.List[str]:
             warnings += [f"{path}: Copyright banner malformed"]
     if fn_ext in C_EXTENSIONS and not content.startswith(BANNER_C.format(year, spdx)):
         warnings += [f"{path}: Copyright banner malformed"]
+    if path.name == "LICENSE" and bsd_licensed and f"2000-{year}" not in content:
+        warnings += [f"{path}: Copyright banner malformed"]
 
     # check shebang
     PY_SHEBANG = "#!/usr/bin/env python3"