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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4680ccf7760c..c479bdefc779 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1468,6 +1468,12 @@ sub process {
while ($cond_ptr != $cond_lines) {
$cond_ptr = $cond_lines;
+ # If we see an #else/#elif then the code
+ # is not linear.
+ if ($s =~ /^\s*\#\s*(?:else|elif)/) {
+ $check = 0;
+ }
+
# Ignore:
# 1) blank lines, they should be at 0,
# 2) preprocessor lines, and