diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 41223c946808..6a3baa0bdde8 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2198,6 +2198,13 @@ sub process {
 				 defined $rawlines[$linenr] &&
 				 $rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*\("([^"]+)"\)/) {
 				$orig_desc = $1;
+			} elsif ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\s+\("[^"]+$/i &&
+				 defined $rawlines[$linenr] &&
+				 $rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*[^"]+"\)/) {
+				$line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\s+\("([^"]+)$/i;
+				$orig_desc = $1;
+				$rawlines[$linenr] =~ /^\s*([^"]+)"\)/;
+				$orig_desc .= " " . $1;
 			}
 
 			($id, $description) = git_commit_info($orig_commit,