diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index accba24..1b4b812 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
 	qr{${Ident}_handler_fn},
 	qr{target_(?:u)?long},
 	qr{hwaddr},
+	qr{xml${Ident}},
 );
 
 # This can be modified by sub possible.  Since it can be empty, be careful