diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index dbb1aaa744..8c6265cf72 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Ignore aspects we don't follow here.
 --ignore C99_COMMENTS
 --ignore GLOBAL_INITIALISERS
+--ignore COMPARISON_TO_NULL
 --ignore INITIALISED_STATIC
 --ignore LINE_SPACING
 --ignore NEW_TYPEDEFS