1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index cf95d3ae0754..7997300d5d30 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5560,8 +5560,9 @@ sub process {
                               "Using weak declarations can have unintended link defects\n" . $herecurr);
                 }
 
-# check for c99 types like uint8_t used outside of uapi/
+# check for c99 types like uint8_t used outside of uapi/ and tools/
                 if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+                    $realfile !~ m@\btools/@ &&
                     $line =~ /\b($Declare)\s*$Ident\s*[=;,\[]/) {
                         my $type = $1;
                         if ($type =~ /\b($typeC99Typedefs)\b/) {