diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index e44ff91e811d..93fa145671a0 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1315,7 +1315,11 @@ sub process {
 		$here = "#$realline: " if ($file);
 
 		# extract the filename as it passes
-		if ($line=~/^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
+		if ($line =~ /^diff --git.*?(\S+)$/) {
+			$realfile = $1;
+			$realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
+
+		} elsif ($line =~ /^\+\+\+\s+(\S+)/) {
 			$realfile = $1;
 			$realfile =~ s@^([^/]*)/@@;
 
@@ -1339,6 +1343,14 @@ sub process {
 
 		$cnt_lines++ if ($realcnt != 0);
 
+# Check for incorrect file permissions
+		if ($line =~ /^new (file )?mode.*[7531]\d{0,2}$/) {
+			my $permhere = $here . "FILE: $realfile\n";
+			if ($realfile =~ /(Makefile|Kconfig|\.c|\.h|\.S|\.tmpl)$/) {
+				ERROR("do not set execute permissions for source files\n" . $permhere);
+			}
+		}
+
 #check the patch for a signoff:
 		if ($line =~ /^\s*signed-off-by:/i) {
 			# This is a signoff, if ugly, so do not double report.