1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/documentation-file-ref-check b/scripts/documentation-file-ref-check
index 047f463cdf4b..078999a3fdff 100755
--- a/scripts/documentation-file-ref-check
+++ b/scripts/documentation-file-ref-check
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ while (<IN>) {
                 # Check if exists, evaluating wildcards
                 next if (grep -e, glob("$ref $fulref"));
 
+                # Accept relative Documentation patches for tools/
+                if ($f =~ m/tools/) {
+                        my $path = $f;
+                        $path =~ s,(.*)/.*,$1,;
+                        next if (grep -e, glob("$path/$ref $path/$fulref"));
+                }
+
                 if ($fix) {
                         if (!($ref =~ m/(scripts|Kconfig|Kbuild)/)) {
                                 $broken_ref{$ref}++;