diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 74a769310adf..b5ed31d631fa 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3616,7 +3616,7 @@ sub process {
 				my $comment = "";
 				if ($realfile =~ /\.(h|s|S)$/) {
 					$comment = '/*';
-				} elsif ($realfile =~ /\.(c|dts|dtsi)$/) {
+				} elsif ($realfile =~ /\.(c|rs|dts|dtsi)$/) {
 					$comment = '//';
 				} elsif (($checklicenseline == 2) || $realfile =~ /\.(sh|pl|py|awk|tc|yaml)$/) {
 					$comment = '#';
@@ -3664,7 +3664,7 @@ sub process {
 		}
 
 # check we are in a valid source file if not then ignore this hunk
-		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|s|S|sh|dtsi|dts)$/);
+		next if ($realfile !~ /\.(h|c|rs|s|S|sh|dtsi|dts)$/);
 
 # check for using SPDX-License-Identifier on the wrong line number
 		if ($realline != $checklicenseline &&