diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8be5297d18b6..788c90c1ae2a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5812,29 +5812,45 @@ sub process {
 		    defined $stat &&
 		    $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
 		    $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
-			my $bad_extension = "";
+			my $specifier;
+			my $extension;
+			my $bad_specifier = "";
+			my $stat_real;
+
 			my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
 			$lc = $lc + $linenr;
 		        for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
 				my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
 				$fmt =~ s/%%//g;
-				if ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(?![\WSsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOx]).)/) {
-					$bad_extension = $1;
-					last;
-				}
-			}
-			if ($bad_extension ne "") {
-				my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
-				my $ext_type = "Invalid";
-				my $use = "";
-				if ($bad_extension =~ /p[Ff]/) {
-					$ext_type = "Deprecated";
-					$use = " - use %pS instead";
-					$use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_extension =~ /pf/);
-				}
 
-				WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
-				     "$ext_type vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_extension'$use\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+				while ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(\w))/g) {
+					$specifier = $1;
+					$extension = $2;
+					if ($extension !~ /[SsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOx]/) {
+						$bad_specifier = $specifier;
+						last;
+					}
+					if ($extension eq "x" && !defined($stat_real)) {
+						if (!defined($stat_real)) {
+							$stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+						}
+						WARN("VSPRINTF_SPECIFIER_PX",
+						     "Using vsprintf specifier '\%px' potentially exposes the kernel memory layout, if you don't really need the address please consider using '\%p'.\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+					}
+				}
+				if ($bad_specifier ne "") {
+					my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+					my $ext_type = "Invalid";
+					my $use = "";
+					if ($bad_specifier =~ /p[Ff]/) {
+						$ext_type = "Deprecated";
+						$use = " - use %pS instead";
+						$use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_specifier =~ /pf/);
+					}
+
+					WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
+					     "$ext_type vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_specifier'$use\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+				}
 			}
 		}