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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 47016c304c84..66cad506b8a2 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3975,8 +3975,8 @@ sub string_find_replace {
# check for new externs in .h files.
if ($realfile =~ /\.h$/ &&
$line =~ /^\+\s*(extern\s+)$Type\s*$Ident\s*\(/s) {
- if (WARN("AVOID_EXTERNS",
- "extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files\n" . $herecurr) &&
+ if (CHK("AVOID_EXTERNS",
+ "extern prototypes should be avoided in .h files\n" . $herecurr) &&
$fix) {
$fixed[$linenr - 1] =~ s/(.*)\bextern\b\s*(.*)/$1$2/;
}