diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8efce59..9bb4a421 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4113,6 +4113,12 @@
 			     "$1 uses number as first arg, sizeof is generally wrong\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# check for GFP_NOWAIT use
+		if ($line =~ /\b__GFP_NOFAIL\b/) {
+			WARN("__GFP_NOFAIL",
+			     "Use of __GFP_NOFAIL is deprecated, no new users should be added\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for multiple semicolons
 		if ($line =~ /;\s*;\s*$/) {
 			if (WARN("ONE_SEMICOLON",