1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 18646f076a84..a2e4a3d9c6d7 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1241,9 +1241,6 @@ sub process {
 #ignore lines being removed
                 if ($line=~/^-/) {next;}
 
-# check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
-                next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
-
 #trailing whitespace
                 if ($line =~ /^\+.*\015/) {
                         my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
@@ -1253,6 +1250,10 @@ sub process {
                         my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
                         ERROR("trailing whitespace\n" . $herevet);
                 }
+
+# check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
+                next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
+
 #80 column limit
                 if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $prevrawline !~ /\/\*\*/ &&
                     $rawline !~ /^.\s*\*\s*\@$Ident\s/ &&