diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8e5ac71f42ee..21a9f5de0a21 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2972,7 +2972,7 @@ sub process {
 			my $exceptions = qr{
 				$Declare|
 				module_param_named|
-				MODULE_PARAM_DESC|
+				MODULE_PARM_DESC|
 				DECLARE_PER_CPU|
 				DEFINE_PER_CPU|
 				__typeof__\(|