diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 55ef439865..4fa06c002e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2536,7 +2536,8 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 		if (!defined $suppress_ifbraces{$linenr - 1} &&
-					$line =~ /\b(if|while|for|else)\b/) {
+					$line =~ /\b(if|while|for|else)\b/ &&
+					$line !~ /\#\s*else/) {
 			my $allowed = 0;
 
 			# Check the pre-context.