diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index add838cd40..09c5818409 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
 --ignore AVOID_EXTERNS
 --ignore NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE
 --ignore DATE_TIME
+--ignore MINMAX
 --exclude ext
 --exclude net/ip/contiki