diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 70e7f7c..0d94853 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 
 our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
 	printk(?:_ratelimited|_once|)|
-	[a-z0-9]+_(?:printk|emerg|alert|crit|err|warning|warn|notice|info|debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|cont|WARN)(?:_ratelimited|_once|)|
+	(?:[a-z0-9]+_){1,2}(?:printk|emerg|alert|crit|err|warning|warn|notice|info|debug|dbg|vdbg|devel|cont|WARN)(?:_ratelimited|_once|)|
 	WARN(?:_RATELIMIT|_ONCE|)|
 	panic|
 	MODULE_[A-Z_]+