diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index 3dee8dcde4c..412a3197dae 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -19,4 +19,3 @@
 --ignore CONST_STRUCT
 --ignore FILE_PATH_CHANGES
 --exclude ext
---exclude net/ip/contiki