diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 0d94f982f..e80926fa0 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ our $typeTypedefs = qr{(?x:
 )};
 
 our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
-	printk|
+	printk|printf|
 	pr_(debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|info|warning|err|notice|alert|crit|emerg|cont)|
 	(dev|netdev|netif)_(printk|dbg|vdbg|info|warn|err|notice|alert|crit|emerg|WARN)|
 	WARN|