diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 6750595bd7b819883b5b4ae8dde3fdfacf0f37fb..4904ced676d40289356aa3358f894fa7efa4b5c0 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2454,6 +2454,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # Check for git id commit length and improperly formed commit descriptions
 		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+		    $line !~ /^\s*(?:Link|Patchwork|http|BugLink):/i &&
 		    ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\b/i ||
 		     ($line =~ /\b[0-9a-f]{12,40}\b/i &&
 		      $line !~ /[\<\[][0-9a-f]{12,40}[\>\]]/i &&