diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 45a7b0b0..fcb838d0 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5104,14 +5104,14 @@ sub process {
 				{
 					if ($check) {
 						if (defined $fix_elements[$n + 2] && $ctx !~ /[EW]x[EW]/) {
-							if (CHK("SPACING",
-								"spaces preferred around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
-								$good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
-								$fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
-								$line_fixed = 1;
-							}
-						} elsif (!defined $fix_elements[$n + 2] && $ctx !~ /Wx[OE]/) {
-							if (CHK("SPACING",
+#							if (CHK("SPACING",
+#								"spaces preferred around that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
+#							$good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]) . " ";
+#							$fix_elements[$n + 2] =~ s/^\s+//;
+#							$line_fixed = 1;
+#						}
+					} elsif (!defined $fix_elements[$n + 2] && $ctx !~ /Wx[OE]/) {
+						if (CHK("SPACING",
 								"space preferred before that '$op' $at\n" . $hereptr)) {
 								$good = rtrim($fix_elements[$n]) . " " . trim($fix_elements[$n + 1]);
 								$line_fixed = 1;