diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index 3248690b08e8..df7e0f87c00a 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 --min-conf-desc-length=1
 --typedefsfile=scripts/checkpatch/typedefsfile
 
---ignore BRACES
 --ignore PRINTK_WITHOUT_KERN_LEVEL
 --ignore SPLIT_STRING
 --ignore VOLATILE