diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index 4b88745ba2..f7b9b32519 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 --ignore PREFER_PACKED
 --ignore PREFER_PRINTF
 --ignore SPLIT_STRING
+--ignore BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE