1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 0ef4ae1de8ee..010b18ef4ea0 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4551,10 +4551,10 @@ sub process {
                              "$1 is obsolete, use k$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
-# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly please
+# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly or more appropriate function please
                 if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {
                         WARN("USE_DEVICE_INITCALL",
-                             "please use device_initcall() instead of __initcall()\n" . $herecurr);
+                             "please use device_initcall() or more appropriate function instead of __initcall() (see include/linux/init.h)\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
 # check for various ops structs, ensure they are const.