1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 70a2111d1..3498425ff 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2539,6 +2539,7 @@ sub process {
 		}
 		if (!defined $suppress_ifbraces{$linenr - 1} &&
 					$line =~ /\b(if|while|for|else)\b/ &&
+					$line !~ /\#\s*if/ &&
 					$line !~ /\#\s*else/) {
 			my $allowed = 0;