diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 046a018093a7..2653177f52d9 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3926,7 +3926,7 @@ sub process {
 		if ($prevline =~ /^[\+ ]};?\s*$/ &&
 		    $line =~ /^\+/ &&
 		    !($line =~ /^\+\s*$/ ||
-		      $line =~ /^\+\s*EXPORT_SYMBOL/ ||
+		      $line =~ /^\+\s*(?:EXPORT_SYMBOL|early_param)/ ||
 		      $line =~ /^\+\s*MODULE_/i ||
 		      $line =~ /^\+\s*\#\s*(?:end|elif|else)/ ||
 		      $line =~ /^\+[a-z_]*init/ ||