diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index ba5ace1841..b68d702e45 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@
 --ignore MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE
 --ignore ENOSYS
 --ignore IS_ENABLED_CONFIG
---exclude ext