diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 0ef4ae1de8ee2fa8a68b9b8f2e848f62b8cbcc26..010b18ef4ea0cb9e1575b9e54f3922c7bd7f9888 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4551,10 +4551,10 @@ sub process {
 			     "$1 is obsolete, use k$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly please
+# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly or more appropriate function please
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
 			WARN("USE_DEVICE_INITCALL",
-			     "please use device_initcall() instead of __initcall()\n" . $herecurr);
+			     "please use device_initcall() or more appropriate function instead of __initcall() (see include/linux/init.h)\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # check for various ops structs, ensure they are const.