diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci
index d517f6bc850b..5e729f187f22 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci
@@ -62,3 +62,26 @@ e << str_up_down_r.E;
 @@
 
 coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], "opportunity for str_up_down(%s)" % e)
+
+@str_down_up depends on patch@
+expression E;
+@@
+(
+-      ((E) ? "down" : "up")
++      str_down_up(E)
+)
+
+@str_down_up_r depends on !patch exists@
+expression E;
+position P;
+@@
+(
+*      ((E@P) ? "down" : "up")
+)
+
+@script:python depends on report@
+p << str_down_up_r.P;
+e << str_down_up_r.E;
+@@
+
+coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], "opportunity for str_down_up(%s)" % e)