1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4523dd6d0476..d43a446941ce 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6167,7 +6167,8 @@ sub process {
 
 # check for krealloc arg reuse
                 if ($perl_version_ok &&
-                    $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*\1\s*,/) {
+                    $line =~ /\b($Lval)\s*\=\s*(?:$balanced_parens)?\s*krealloc\s*\(\s*($Lval)\s*,/ &&
+                    $1 eq $3) {
                         WARN("KREALLOC_ARG_REUSE",
                              "Reusing the krealloc arg is almost always a bug\n" . $herecurr);
                 }