1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index d24c9441ee..aa9a354a0e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ sub top_of_kernel_tree {
 
 	my @tree_check = (
 		"COPYING", "MAINTAINERS", "Makefile",
-		"README", "docs", "VERSION",
+		"README.rst", "docs", "VERSION",
 		"vl.c"
 	);