diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 13a076f0fb37..58a0b33c691f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2453,6 +2453,7 @@ sub process {
 		    $rawline !~ /^.\s*\*\s*\@$Ident\s/ &&
 		    !($line =~ /^\+\s*$logFunctions\s*\(\s*(?:(KERN_\S+\s*|[^"]*))?"[X\t]*"\s*(?:|,|\)\s*;)\s*$/ ||
 		    $line =~ /^\+\s*"[^"]*"\s*(?:\s*|,|\)\s*;)\s*$/) &&
+		    $realfile ne "scripts/checkpatch.pl" &&
 		    $length > $max_line_length)
 		{
 			WARN("LONG_LINE",