diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index 21db689b028..8385e1f637c 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 --show-types
 --max-line-length=80
 --min-conf-desc-length=1
+--typedefsfile=scripts/checkpatch/typedefsfile
 
 --ignore BRACES
 --ignore PRINTK_WITHOUT_KERN_LEVEL
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch/typedefsfile b/scripts/checkpatch/typedefsfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..901459e084a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch/typedefsfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mbedtls_pk_context