diff --git a/scripts/coccicheck b/scripts/coccicheck
index 6d492c096ade..06fcb3333247 100755
--- a/scripts/coccicheck
+++ b/scripts/coccicheck
@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ else
     if [ "$KBUILD_EXTMOD" = "" ] ; then
         OPTIONS="-dir $srctree $COCCIINCLUDE"
     else
-        OPTIONS="-dir $KBUILD_EXTMOD -patch $srctree $COCCIINCLUDE"
+        OPTIONS="-dir $KBUILD_EXTMOD $COCCIINCLUDE"
     fi
 fi
 
+if [ "$KBUILD_EXTMOD" != "" ] ; then
+    OPTIONS="-patch $srctree $OPTIONS"
+fi
+
 if [ ! -x "$SPATCH" ]; then
     echo 'spatch is part of the Coccinelle project and is available at http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/'
     exit 1