diff --git a/tools/checkpatch.pl b/tools/checkpatch.pl
index 9f23901872c..896e2bc985f 100755
--- a/tools/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/tools/checkpatch.pl
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
 	WARN(?:_RATELIMIT|_ONCE|)|
 	panic|
 	debug|
+	printf|
 	MODULE_[A-Z_]+
 )};