1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 913d6bdfdda3..ca05ba217f5f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3016,7 +3016,8 @@ sub process {
                                         $herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
                                 }
 
-                                if (($stmts =~ tr/;/;/) == 1) {
+                                if (($stmts =~ tr/;/;/) == 1 &&
+                                    $stmts !~ /^\s*(if|while|for|switch)\b/) {
                                         WARN("SINGLE_STATEMENT_DO_WHILE_MACRO",
                                              "Single statement macros should not use a do {} while (0) loop\n" . "$herectx");
                                 }