diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb769f144c..3adf1faf4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Normal rules (sorted alphabetically)
 #
 .*
+!.checkpatch.conf
 *.a
 *.asn1.[ch]
 *.bin
diff --git a/tools/patman/.checkpatch.conf b/tools/patman/.checkpatch.conf
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..c0e2020afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/patman/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../.checkpatch.conf
\ No newline at end of file