diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 1700720166d1..3037e8c2258c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2343,7 +2343,7 @@ sub process {
 		}
 
 # check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
-		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
+		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
 #line length limit
 		if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $prevrawline !~ /\/\*\*/ &&
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ sub process {
 		}
 
 # check we are in a valid source file C or perl if not then ignore this hunk
-		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|pl)$/);
+		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|pl|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
 # at the beginning of a line any tabs must come first and anything
 # more than 8 must use tabs.