diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8afa88aaed9..96a762be574 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1972,6 +1972,7 @@ sub process {
 			} else {
 				$dstat =~ s/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident\s*//;
 			}
+			$dstat =~ s/$;//g;
 			$dstat =~ s/\\\n.//g;
 			$dstat =~ s/^\s*//s;
 			$dstat =~ s/\s*$//s;