diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3453df9f90ab40a0a3c13126d7401f189415cba4..95cda3ecc66b859ec1c86762810bfbd200687ef0 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3105,6 +3105,7 @@ sub process {
 		      $line =~ /^\+[a-z_]*init/ ||
 		      $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:static\s+)?[A-Z_]*ATTR/ ||
 		      $line =~ /^\+\s*DECLARE/ ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+\s*builtin_[\w_]*driver/ ||
 		      $line =~ /^\+\s*__setup/)) {
 			if (CHK("LINE_SPACING",
 				"Please use a blank line after function/struct/union/enum declarations\n" . $hereprev) &&