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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index cf95d3a..7997300 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5560,8 +5560,9 @@ sub process {
"Using weak declarations can have unintended link defects\n" . $herecurr);
}
-# check for c99 types like uint8_t used outside of uapi/
+# check for c99 types like uint8_t used outside of uapi/ and tools/
if ($realfile !~ m@\binclude/uapi/@ &&
+ $realfile !~ m@\btools/@ &&
$line =~ /\b($Declare)\s*$Ident\s*[=;,\[]/) {
my $type = $1;
if ($type =~ /\b($typeC99Typedefs)\b/) {
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