diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index dc72a9b..c647caa 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@
 our @typeList = (
 	qr{void},
 	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?char},
+	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?short\s+int},
 	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?short},
 	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?int},
 	qr{(?:unsigned\s+)?long},