diff --git a/scripts/checkpatches.sh b/scripts/checkpatches.sh
index 5c58a2028a..4cae86d924 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatches.sh
+++ b/scripts/checkpatches.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ options="--no-tree"
 options="$options --max-line-length=$length"
 options="$options --show-types"
 options="$options --ignore=LINUX_VERSION_CODE,FILE_PATH_CHANGES,\
-VOLATILE,PREFER_PACKED,PREFER_ALIGNED,PREFER_PRINTF,PREFER_KERNEL_TYPES,\
+VOLATILE,PREFER_PACKED,PREFER_ALIGNED,PREFER_PRINTF,PREFER_KERNEL_TYPES,BIT_MACRO,\
 SPLIT_STRING,LINE_SPACING,PARENTHESIS_ALIGNMENT,NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE,\
 NEW_TYPEDEFS,COMPARISON_TO_NULL"