diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index 416f5805fb8..115f527b410 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 --ignore AVOID_EXTERNS
 --ignore NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE
 --exclude ext
+--exclude net/ip/contiki