diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 54026fb9..87bf0560 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ my %ignore_type = ();
 my @ignore = ();
 my $help = 0;
 my $configuration_file = ".checkpatch.conf";
-my $max_line_length = 80;
+my $max_line_length = 100;
 
 sub help {
 	my ($exitcode) = @_;