diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 9d761c9..14f6a90 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2931,11 +2931,11 @@
 				}
 			}
 			if ($level == 0 && $block =~ /^\s*\{/ && !$allowed) {
-				my $herectx = $here . "\n";;
+				my $herectx = $here . "\n";
 				my $cnt = statement_rawlines($block);
 
 				for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
-					$herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";;
+					$herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
 				}
 
 				WARN("BRACES",