diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index a3922d0e4d25..576139a508a3 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1897,6 +1897,14 @@ sub process {
 			     "networking block comments don't use an empty /* line, use /* Comment...\n" . $hereprev);
 		}
 
+		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
+		    $prevrawline =~ /^\+[ \t]*\/\*/ &&		#starting /*
+		    $prevrawline !~ /\*\/[ \t]*$/ &&		#no trailing */
+		    $rawline !~ /^\+[ \t]*\*/) {		#no leading *
+			WARN("NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE",
+			     "networking block comments start with * on subsequent lines\n" . $hereprev);
+		}
+
 		if ($realfile =~ m@^(drivers/net/|net/)@ &&
 		    $rawline !~ m@^\+[ \t]*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&	#trailing */
 		    $rawline !~ m@^\+.*/\*.*\*/[ \t]*$@ &&	#inline /*...*/