diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index bd88f11b0953..315faf99effd 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ our @modifierList = (
 	qr{fastcall},
 );
 
+our $allowed_asm_includes = qr{(?x:
+	irq|
+	memory
+)};
+# memory.h: ARM has a custom one
+
 sub build_types {
 	my $mods = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @modifierList) . "\n)";
 	my $all = "(?x:  \n" . join("|\n  ", @typeList) . "\n)";
@@ -2308,7 +2314,7 @@ sub process {
 			my $checkfile = "include/linux/$file";
 			if (-f "$root/$checkfile" &&
 			    $realfile ne $checkfile &&
-			    $1 ne 'irq')
+			    $1 !~ /$allowed_asm_includes/)
 			{
 				if ($realfile =~ m{^arch/}) {
 					CHK("Consider using #include <linux/$file> instead of <asm/$file>\n" . $herecurr);