diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 1d6e4c541370..4d2c7dfdaabd 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2226,8 +2226,11 @@ sub process {
 			my $path = $1;
 			if ($path =~ m{//}) {
 				ERROR("MALFORMED_INCLUDE",
-				      "malformed #include filename\n" .
-					$herecurr);
+				      "malformed #include filename\n" . $herecurr);
+			}
+			if ($path =~ "^uapi/" && $realfile =~ m@\binclude/uapi/@) {
+				ERROR("UAPI_INCLUDE",
+				      "No #include in ...include/uapi/... should use a uapi/ path prefix\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}