diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index e57397db649..4c8af2c4f21 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 --ignore PREFER_KERNEL_TYPES
 --ignore AVOID_EXTERNS
 --ignore NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE
+--exclude ext