1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b953c76be369..5c7fd1a4f930 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ our $Lval	= qr{$Ident(?:$Member)*};
 
 our $Constant   = qr{(?:[0-9]+|0x[0-9a-fA-F]+)[UL]*};
 our $Assignment = qr{(?:\*\=|/=|%=|\+=|-=|<<=|>>=|&=|\^=|\|=|=)};
+our $Compare    = qr{<=|>=|==|!=|<|>};
 our $Operators  = qr{
                         <=|>=|==|!=|
                         =>|->|<<|>>|<|>|!|~|
@@ -1983,9 +1984,9 @@ sub process {
                         my $spacing = $1;
                         my $value = $2;
 
-                        # Flatten any parentheses and braces
+                        # Flatten any parentheses
                         $value =~ s/\)\(/\) \(/g;
-                        while ($value =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/) {
+                        while ($value !~ /(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)\s*$Compare\s*(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)/ && $value =~ s/\([^\(\)]*\)/1/) {
                         }
 
                         if ($value =~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/) {