diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 538e059e26..03f35e7501 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2423,7 +2423,8 @@ sub process {
 #  3. inside a curly brace -- = { [0...10] = 5 }
 #  4. after a comma -- [1] = 5, [2] = 6
 #  5. in a macro definition -- #define abc(x) [x] = y
-		while ($line =~ /(.*?\s)\[/g) {
+		my $cpp = $realfile =~ /(\.cpp)$/;
+		while (!$cpp && $line =~ /(.*?\s)\[/g) {
 			my ($where, $prefix) = ($-[1], $1);
 			if ($prefix !~ /$Type\s+$/ &&
 			    ($where != 0 || $prefix !~ /^.\s+$/) &&