diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3e4099a6df51..9a3894dbf752 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ our $typeTypedefs = qr{(?x:
 	atomic_t
 )};
 
+our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
+	printk|
+	pr_(debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|info|warning|err|notice|alert|crit|emerg|cont)|
+	dev_(printk|dbg|vdbg|info|warn|err|notice|alert|crit|emerg|WARN)|
+	WARN|
+	panic
+)};
+
 our @typeList = (
 	qr{void},
 	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?char},
@@ -1377,7 +1385,7 @@ sub process {
 #80 column limit
 		if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $prevrawline !~ /\/\*\*/ &&
 		    $rawline !~ /^.\s*\*\s*\@$Ident\s/ &&
-		    $line !~ /^\+\s*printk\s*\(\s*(?:KERN_\S+\s*)?"[X\t]*"\s*(?:,|\)\s*;)\s*$/ &&
+		    $line !~ /^\+\s*$logFunctions\s*\(\s*(?:KERN_\S+\s*)?"[X\t]*"\s*(?:,|\)\s*;)\s*$/ &&
 		    $length > 80)
 		{
 			WARN("line over 80 characters\n" . $herecurr);