1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 90b54d4697fd..e3c7fc0dca38 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2794,12 +2794,8 @@ sub process {
                         WARN("__func__ should be used instead of gcc specific __FUNCTION__\n"  . $herecurr);
                 }
 
-# check for semaphores used as mutexes
-                if ($line =~ /^.\s*(DECLARE_MUTEX|init_MUTEX)\s*\(/) {
-                        WARN("mutexes are preferred for single holder semaphores\n" . $herecurr);
-                }
-# check for semaphores used as mutexes
-                if ($line =~ /^.\s*init_MUTEX_LOCKED\s*\(/) {
+# check for semaphores initialized locked
+                if ($line =~ /^.\s*sema_init.+,\W?0\W?\)/) {
                         WARN("consider using a completion\n" . $herecurr);
 
                 }