diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index a3b9782..89d24b3 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3123,6 +3123,12 @@
 			     "__printf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(printf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# Check for __attribute__ format(scanf, prefer __scanf
+		if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*scanf\b/) {
+			WARN("PREFER_SCANF",
+			     "__scanf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(scanf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for sizeof(&)
 		if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s*\(\s*\&/) {
 			WARN("SIZEOF_ADDRESS",