diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index d51346a4f9..b0f6e113c5 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1010,7 +1010,9 @@ sub possible {
 			case|
 			else|
 			asm|__asm__|
-			do
+			do|
+			\#|
+			\#\#
 		)(?:\s|$)|
 		^(?:typedef|struct|enum)\b
 	    )}x;