diff --git a/util/lint/checkpatch.pl b/util/lint/checkpatch.pl
index a8ecff4e71..f41f6ab244 100755
--- a/util/lint/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/util/lint/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3379,8 +3379,16 @@ sub process {
 
 # check for && or || at the start of a line
 		if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*(&&|\|\|)/) {
-			CHK("LOGICAL_CONTINUATIONS",
-			    "Logical continuations should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev);
+			my $operator = $1;
+			if (CHK("LOGICAL_CONTINUATIONS",
+				"Logical continuations should be on the previous line\n" . $hereprev) &&
+			    $fix && $prevrawline =~ /^\+/) {
+				# insert logical operator at last non-comment, non-whitepsace char on previous line
+				$prevline =~ /[\s$;]*$/;
+				my $line_end = substr($prevrawline, $-[0]);
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr - 1] =~ s/\Q$line_end\E$/ $operator$line_end/;
+				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\Q$operator\E\s*//;
+			}
 		}
 
 # check indentation starts on a tab stop