diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index e3e3b43076..bc7d4780ec 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1681,8 +1681,10 @@ sub process {
 # Block comment styles
 
 		# Block comments use /* on a line of its own
-		if ($rawline !~ m@^\+.*/\*.*\*/[ \t)}]*$@ &&	#inline /*...*/
-		    $rawline =~ m@^\+.*/\*\*?+[ \t]*[^ \t]@) { # /* or /** non-blank
+		my $commentline = $rawline;
+		while ($commentline =~ s@^(\+.*)/\*.*\*/@$1@o) { # remove inline #inline /*...*/
+		}
+		if ($commentline =~ m@^\+.*/\*\*?+[ \t]*[^ \t]@) { # /* or /** non-blank
 			WARN("Block comments use a leading /* on a separate line\n" . $herecurr);
 		}