diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index 115f527b410..add838cd406 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 --ignore PREFER_KERNEL_TYPES
 --ignore AVOID_EXTERNS
 --ignore NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE
+--ignore DATE_TIME
 --exclude ext
 --exclude net/ip/contiki