diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3a8ac37d1d26..6efd971b32d2 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5686,13 +5686,6 @@ sub process {
 			      $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# filp_open is a backdoor for sys_open
-		if ($line =~ /\b(filp_open)\b/) {
-			ERROR("FILE_OPS",
-			      "$1 is inappropriate in kernel code.\n" .
-			      $herecurr);
-		}
-
 # read[bwl] & write[bwl] use too many barriers, use the _relaxed variants
 		if ($line =~ /\b((?:read|write)[bwl])\b/) {
 			ERROR("NON_RELAXED_IO",