diff --git a/util/lint/checkpatch.pl b/util/lint/checkpatch.pl
index b6ac890dff..16b6bd35fb 100755
--- a/util/lint/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/util/lint/checkpatch.pl
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ our $Attribute	= qr{
 			__ro_after_init|
 			__kprobes|
 			$InitAttribute|
+			__aligned\s*\(.*\)|
 			____cacheline_aligned|
 			____cacheline_aligned_in_smp|
 			____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp|