diff --git a/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 73cf24098..7c67cd069 100755
--- a/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1664,15 +1664,15 @@ sub process {
 # check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
 		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|pl|sh)$/);
 
-#100 column limit
+#120 column limit
 		if ($line =~ /^\+/ && $prevrawline !~ /\/\*\*/ &&
 		    $rawline !~ /^.\s*\*\s*\@$Ident\s/ &&
 		    !($line =~ /^\+\s*$logFunctions\s*\(\s*(?:(KERN_\S+\s*|[^"]*))?"[X\t]*"\s*(?:|,|\)\s*;)\s*$/ ||
 		    $line =~ /^\+\s*"[^"]*"\s*(?:\s*|,|\)\s*;)\s*$/) &&
-		    $length > 100)
+		    $length > 120)
 		{
 			WARN("LONG_LINE",
-			     "line over 100 characters\n" . $herecurr);
+			     "line over 120 characters\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # check for spaces before a quoted newline