diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/add_namespace.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/add_namespace.cocci
index c832bb6445a8..99e93a6c2e24 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/add_namespace.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/add_namespace.cocci
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 /// add a missing namespace tag to a module source file.
 ///
 
+virtual report
+
 @has_ns_import@
 declarer name MODULE_IMPORT_NS;
 identifier virtual.ns;