diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 151c53a..0d94f98 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2934,6 +2934,7 @@
 		if ($rpt_cleaners) {
 			print "NOTE: whitespace errors detected, you may wish to use scripts/cleanpatch or\n";
 			print "      scripts/cleanfile\n\n";
+			$rpt_cleaners = 0;
 		}
 	}