diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index f2a1131b2f8b..2d88cbf9f884 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2313,42 +2313,43 @@ sub process {
 			      "Remove Gerrit Change-Id's before submitting upstream.\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# Check if the commit log is in a possible stack dump
+		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+		    ($line =~ /^\s*(?:WARNING:|BUG:)/ ||
+		     $line =~ /^\s*\[\s*\d+\.\d{6,6}\s*\]/ ||
+					# timestamp
+		     $line =~ /^\s*\[\<[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}\>\]/)) {
+					# stack dump address
+			$commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 1;
+		}
+
 # Check for line lengths > 75 in commit log, warn once
 		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_long_line &&
-                   length($line) > 75 &&
-                   !($line =~ /^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9_\/\.]+\s+\|\s+\d+/ ||
-                                       # file delta changes
-                     $line =~ /^\s*(?:[\w\.\-]+\/)++[\w\.\-]+:/ ||
-                                       # filename then :
-                     $line =~ /^\s*(?:Fixes:|Link:)/i ||
-                                       # A Fixes: or Link: line
-                     $commit_log_possible_stack_dump)) {
+		    length($line) > 75 &&
+		    !($line =~ /^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9_\/\.]+\s+\|\s+\d+/ ||
+					# file delta changes
+		      $line =~ /^\s*(?:[\w\.\-]+\/)++[\w\.\-]+:/ ||
+					# filename then :
+		      $line =~ /^\s*(?:Fixes:|Link:)/i ||
+					# A Fixes: or Link: line
+		      $commit_log_possible_stack_dump)) {
 			WARN("COMMIT_LOG_LONG_LINE",
 			     "Possible unwrapped commit description (prefer a maximum 75 chars per line)\n" . $herecurr);
 			$commit_log_long_line = 1;
 		}
 
-# Check if the commit log is in a possible stack dump
-               if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
-                   ($line =~ /^\s*(?:WARNING:|BUG:)/ ||
-                    $line =~ /^\s*\[\s*\d+\.\d{6,6}\s*\]/ ||
-                               # timestamp
-                    $line =~ /^\s*\[\<[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}\>\]/)) {
-                               # stack dump address
-                       $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 1;
-               }
-
 # Reset possible stack dump if a blank line is found
-               if ($in_commit_log && $commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
-                   $line =~ /^\s*$/) {
-                       $commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 0;
-               }
+		if ($in_commit_log && $commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
+		    $line =~ /^\s*$/) {
+			$commit_log_possible_stack_dump = 0;
+		}
 
 # Check for git id commit length and improperly formed commit descriptions
-		if ($in_commit_log &&
+		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
 		    ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\b/i ||
-                    ($line =~ /\b[0-9a-f]{12,40}\b/i &&
-                     $line !~ /\bfixes:\s*[0-9a-f]{12,40}/i))) {
+		     ($line =~ /\b[0-9a-f]{12,40}\b/i &&
+		      $line !~ /[\<\[][0-9a-f]{12,40}[\>\]]/i &&
+		      $line !~ /\bfixes:\s*[0-9a-f]{12,40}/i))) {
 			my $init_char = "c";
 			my $orig_commit = "";
 			my $short = 1;