diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/atomic_as_refcounter.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/atomic_as_refcounter.cocci
index e63d52408b86..bbe5b2932933 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/atomic_as_refcounter.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/atomic_as_refcounter.cocci
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ identifier fname6 =~ ".*call_rcu.*";
 p1 << r1.p1;
 p2 << r1.p2;
 @@
-msg = "atomic_dec_and_test variation before object free at line %s."
+msg = "WARNING: atomic_dec_and_test variation before object free at line %s."
 coccilib.report.print_report(p1[0], msg % (p2[0].line))
 
 @r4 exists@
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fname@p2(y, ...);
 p1 << r4.p1;
 p2 << r4.p2;
 @@
-msg = "atomic_dec_and_test variation before object free at line %s."
+msg = "WARNING: atomic_dec_and_test variation before object free at line %s."
 coccilib.report.print_report(p1[0], msg % (p2[0].line))
 
 @r2 exists@
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ atomic64_add_unless(&(a)->x,-1,1)@p1
 @script:python depends on report@
 p1 << r2.p1;
 @@
-msg = "atomic_add_unless"
+msg = "WARNING: atomic_add_unless"
 coccilib.report.print_report(p1[0], msg)
 
 @r3 exists@
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ x = atomic64_add_return@p1(-1, ...);
 @script:python depends on report@
 p1 << r3.p1;
 @@
-msg = "x = atomic_add_return(-1, ...)"
+msg = "WARNING: x = atomic_add_return(-1, ...)"
 coccilib.report.print_report(p1[0], msg)