diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index ba47dab3d091..97ee377c4f51 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ our $Sparse	= qr{
 			__kernel|
 			__force|
 			__iomem|
+			__pmem|
 			__must_check|
 			__init_refok|
 			__kprobes|