1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3555120a43..43098ca2e6 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -313,10 +313,9 @@ sub main {
     }
 
     # Exit code based on results
+    # Warnings alone do not cause a non-zero exit
     if ($g_error_count > 0) {
         exit(1);
-    } elsif ($g_warn_count > 0) {
-        exit(2);
     }
     exit(0);
 }