1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index dd11bbe01338..2039acdf5122 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -558,6 +558,9 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
                         $type = ($level != 0)? '{' : '';
 
                         if ($level == 0) {
+                                if (substr($blk, $off + 1, 1) eq ';') {
+                                        $off++;
+                                }
                                 last;
                         }
                 }