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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index d8670810db65..5c9672951077 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2748,6 +2748,11 @@ sub process {
WARN("sizeof(& should be avoided\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# check for line continuations in quoted strings with odd counts of "
+ if ($rawline =~ /\\$/ && $rawline =~ tr/"/"/ % 2) {
+ WARN("Avoid line continuations in quoted strings\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for new externs in .c files.
if ($realfile =~ /\.c$/ && defined $stat &&
$stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s+($Ident)(\s*)\(/s)