1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 90e1edc8dd42..d5c8e9a3a73c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2599,7 +2599,7 @@ sub process {
 # if LONG_LINE is ignored, the other 2 types are also ignored
 #
 
-                if ($length > $max_line_length) {
+                if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $length > $max_line_length) {
                         my $msg_type = "LONG_LINE";
 
                         # Check the allowed long line types first