diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 176641cc549d9ff75dc7cb1a587cc753dd1e7e54..2d41de3f98a1c9a0e0883b3d73b6980b0110cff1 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1477,6 +1477,9 @@ int kptr_restrict __read_mostly;
  * by an extra set of alphanumeric characters that are extended format
  * specifiers.
  *
+ * Please update scripts/checkpatch.pl when adding/removing conversion
+ * characters.  (Search for "check for vsprintf extension").
+ *
  * Right now we handle:
  *
  * - 'F' For symbolic function descriptor pointers with offset
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 30eeba4f16025b929fdd1d411f6fdd4c10ba6169..732bb3e2fe9ae028302e7e7d0a583f598ded1340 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5663,6 +5663,32 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+		# check for vsprintf extension %p<foo> misuses
+		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
+		    defined $stat &&
+		    $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
+		    $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
+			my $bad_extension = "";
+			my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
+			$lc = $lc + $linenr;
+		        for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+				my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
+				$fmt =~ s/%%//g;
+				if ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(?![\WFfSsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGN]).)/) {
+					$bad_extension = $1;
+					last;
+				}
+			}
+			if ($bad_extension ne "") {
+				my $stat_real = raw_line($linenr, 0);
+				for (my $count = $linenr + 1; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+					$stat_real = $stat_real . "\n" . raw_line($count, 0);
+				}
+				WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
+				     "Invalid vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_extension'\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+			}
+		}
+
 # Check for misused memsets
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
 		    defined $stat &&