1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 7a28775274a5..77915e095022 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5732,8 +5732,9 @@ sub process {
                         }
                 }
 
-# check for #defines like: 1 << <digit> that could be BIT(digit)
-                if ($line =~ /#\s*define\s+\w+\s+\(?\s*1\s*([ulUL]*)\s*\<\<\s*(?:\d+|$Ident)\s*\)?/) {
+# check for #defines like: 1 << <digit> that could be BIT(digit), it is not exported to uapi
+                if ($realfile !~ m@^include/uapi/@ &&
+                    $line =~ /#\s*define\s+\w+\s+\(?\s*1\s*([ulUL]*)\s*\<\<\s*(?:\d+|$Ident)\s*\)?/) {
                         my $ull = "";
                         $ull = "_ULL" if (defined($1) && $1 =~ /ll/i);
                         if (CHK("BIT_MACRO",