diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 7f309f0789a08777fdae09dd14aa1d307787af64..41ecae81de9983ed7baea77e0a78b786820250e3 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ sub process {
 		}
 
 		if ($found_file) {
-			if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@) {
+			if ($realfile =~ m@^(?:drivers/net/|net/|drivers/staging/)@) {
 				$check = 1;
 			} else {
 				$check = $check_orig;