diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 0b1388078b69..d7466879d505 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5204,7 +5204,7 @@ sub process {
 			        next if ($arg =~ /\.\.\./);
 			        next if ($arg =~ /^type$/i);
 				my $tmp_stmt = $define_stmt;
-				$tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(typeof|__typeof__|__builtin\w+|typecheck\s*\(\s*$Type\s*,|\#+)\s*\(*\s*$arg\s*\)*\b//g;
+				$tmp_stmt =~ s/\b(sizeof|typeof|__typeof__|__builtin\w+|typecheck\s*\(\s*$Type\s*,|\#+)\s*\(*\s*$arg\s*\)*\b//g;
 				$tmp_stmt =~ s/\#+\s*$arg\b//g;
 				$tmp_stmt =~ s/\b$arg\s*\#\#//g;
 				my $use_cnt = () = $tmp_stmt =~ /\b$arg\b/g;