diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 2f61b5cc17e19dc948a2db2826a47fa9581c72ef..a3922d0e4d252200de359f4c70152c104eb7d5bf 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1891,8 +1891,8 @@ sub process {
 		}
 
 		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
-		    $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ &&
-		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*$/) {
+		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*[ \t]*$/ &&
+		    $rawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) {
 			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
 			     "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
 		}