diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 268028e382b5..74ccd122fc07 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4940,6 +4940,17 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+# check if a statement with a comma should be two statements like:
+#	foo = bar(),	/* comma should be semicolon */
+#	bar = baz();
+		if (defined($stat) &&
+		    $stat =~ /^\+\s*(?:$Lval\s*$Assignment\s*)?$FuncArg\s*,\s*(?:$Lval\s*$Assignment\s*)?$FuncArg\s*;\s*$/) {
+			my $cnt = statement_rawlines($stat);
+			my $herectx = get_stat_here($linenr, $cnt, $here);
+			WARN("SUSPECT_COMMA_SEMICOLON",
+			     "Possible comma where semicolon could be used\n" . $herectx);
+		}
+
 # return is not a function
 		if (defined($stat) && $stat =~ /^.\s*return(\s*)\(/s) {
 			my $spacing = $1;