diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 696196e194f5..5ea55e330c24 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2108,6 +2108,11 @@ sub process {
 				ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}
+# if should not continue a brace
+		if ($line =~ /}\s*if\b/) {
+			ERROR("trailing statements should be on next line\n" .
+				$herecurr);
+		}
 # case and default should not have general statements after them
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:case\s*.*|default\s*):/g &&
 		    $line !~ /\G(?: