diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b43e309c38ff..1eca1e143581 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1234,7 +1234,6 @@ sub process {
 		$linenr++;
 
 		my $rawline = $rawlines[$linenr - 1];
-		my $hunk_line = ($realcnt != 0);
 
 #extract the line range in the file after the patch is applied
 		if ($line=~/^\@\@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(,(\d+))? \@\@/) {
@@ -1274,6 +1273,8 @@ sub process {
 			$realcnt--;
 		}
 
+		my $hunk_line = ($realcnt != 0);
+
 #make up the handle for any error we report on this line
 		$prefix = "$filename:$realline: " if ($emacs && $file);
 		$prefix = "$filename:$linenr: " if ($emacs && !$file);