diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 5b756278df13..a09333fd7cef 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5977,7 +5977,7 @@ sub process {
 				while ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(\w))/g) {
 					$specifier = $1;
 					$extension = $2;
-					if ($extension !~ /[SsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOx]/) {
+					if ($extension !~ /[SsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOxt]/) {
 						$bad_specifier = $specifier;
 						last;
 					}