1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index e16d6713f236..2d42eb9cd1a5 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5041,7 +5041,7 @@ sub process {
                                 $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(typeof|__typeof__|__builtin\w+|typecheck\s*\(\s*$Type\s*,|\#+)\s*\(*\s*$arg\s*\)*\b//g;
                                 $tmp_stmt =~ s/\#+\s*$arg\b//g;
                                 $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\s*\#\#//g;
-                                my $use_cnt = $tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\b//g;
+                                my $use_cnt = () = $tmp_stmt =~ /\b$arg\b/g;
                                 if ($use_cnt > 1) {
                                         CHK("MACRO_ARG_REUSE",
                                             "Macro argument reuse '$arg' - possible side-effects?\n" . "$herectx");