diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index fcb838d0..51bc0a26 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5640,6 +5640,7 @@ sub process {
 			    $var !~ /^(?:xmlReadFile|xmlDocGetRootElement)/ &&
 			    $var !~ /^(?:xmlFreeDoc|xmlCleanupParser)/ &&
 			    $var !~ /^(?:xmlParseMemory)/ &&
+			    $var !~ /^(?:xmlFree)/ &&
 			    $var !~ /^(?:GString|GError)/ &&
 			    $var !~ /^(?:XKB_KEY_XF86Switch_VT_1)/ &&