diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 9eed3683ad76..dbb9c3c6fe30 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2875,7 +2875,7 @@ sub process {
 
 			if ($realfile =~ m@^include/asm/@) {
 				ERROR("MODIFIED_INCLUDE_ASM",
-				      "do not modify files in include/asm, change architecture specific files in include/asm-<architecture>\n" . "$here$rawline\n");
+				      "do not modify files in include/asm, change architecture specific files in arch/<architecture>/include/asm\n" . "$here$rawline\n");
 			}
 			$found_file = 1;
 		}