diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index dd11bbe01338ba810cd873f9f5c77b593712100c..2039acdf51222b3961b06291d6a02f4a8105a240 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -558,6 +558,9 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
 			$type = ($level != 0)? '{' : '';
 
 			if ($level == 0) {
+				if (substr($blk, $off + 1, 1) eq ';') {
+					$off++;
+				}
 				last;
 			}
 		}