diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 2bb08a962ce3..f9afd075e109 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2430,6 +2430,15 @@ sub process {
 			     "Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(...\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
+		if ($line =~ /\bdev_printk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
+			my $orig = $1;
+			my $level = lc($orig);
+			$level = "warn" if ($level eq "warning");
+			$level = "dbg" if ($level eq "debug");
+			WARN("PREFER_DEV_LEVEL",
+			     "Prefer dev_$level(... to dev_printk(KERN_$orig, ...\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
 # or if closed on same line
 		if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s{/) and