diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3f62971c7c98..977d4c0c2dc9 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ sub process {
 					$comment = '/*';
 				} elsif ($realfile =~ /\.(c|dts|dtsi)$/) {
 					$comment = '//';
-				} elsif (($checklicenseline == 2) || $realfile =~ /\.(sh|pl|py|awk|tc)$/) {
+				} elsif (($checklicenseline == 2) || $realfile =~ /\.(sh|pl|py|awk|tc|yaml)$/) {
 					$comment = '#';
 				} elsif ($realfile =~ /\.rst$/) {
 					$comment = '..';