diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 5c9672951077..0e158667d478 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ our $typeTypedefs = qr{(?x:
 
 our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
 	printk|
-	pr_(debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|info|warning|err|notice|alert|crit|emerg|cont)|
-	(dev|netdev|netif)_(printk|dbg|vdbg|info|warn|err|notice|alert|crit|emerg|WARN)|
+	[a-z]+_(emerg|alert|crit|err|warning|warn|notice|info|debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|cont|WARN)|
 	WARN|
-	panic
+	panic|
+	MODULE_[A-Z_]+
 )};
 
 our @typeList = (