diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 21486c04b11c..d1fd466043ef 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3338,6 +3338,12 @@ sub process {
 			     "__func__ should be used instead of gcc specific __FUNCTION__\n"  . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# check for use of yield()
+		if ($line =~ /\byield\s*\(\s*\)/) {
+			WARN("YIELD",
+			     "Using yield() is generally wrong. See yield() kernel-doc (sched/core.c)\n"  . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for semaphores initialized locked
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*sema_init.+,\W?0\W?\)/) {
 			WARN("CONSIDER_COMPLETION",