diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b6af974f..5925f2a8 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ my @ignore = (
 	"PREFER_FALLTHROUGH",
 	"ARRAY_SIZE",
 	"INITIALISED_STATIC",
+	"UNNECESSARY_ELSE",
 );
 my $help = 0;
 my $configuration_file = ".checkpatch.conf";