1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 59fa00e97878..8efce590d4b6 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3121,7 +3121,7 @@ sub process {
                 }
 
 # check for whitespace before a non-naked semicolon
-                if ($line =~ /^\+.*\S\s+;/) {
+                if ($line =~ /^\+.*\S\s+;\s*$/) {
                         if (WARN("SPACING",
                                  "space prohibited before semicolon\n" . $herecurr) &&
                             $fix) {