diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4306b76..168687a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6276,6 +6276,10 @@
 
 # Mode permission misuses where it seems decimal should be octal
 # This uses a shortcut match to avoid unnecessary uses of a slow foreach loop
+# o Ignore module_param*(...) uses with a decimal 0 permission as that has a
+#   specific definition of not visible in sysfs.
+# o Ignore proc_create*(...) uses with a decimal 0 permission as that means
+#   use the default permissions
 		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
 		    defined $stat &&
 		    $line =~ /$mode_perms_search/) {
@@ -6299,8 +6303,9 @@
 				if ($stat =~ /$test/) {
 					my $val = $1;
 					$val = $6 if ($skip_args ne "");
-					if (($val =~ /^$Int$/ && $val !~ /^$Octal$/) ||
-					    ($val =~ /^$Octal$/ && length($val) ne 4)) {
+					if (!($func =~ /^(?:module_param|proc_create)/ && $val eq "0") &&
+					    (($val =~ /^$Int$/ && $val !~ /^$Octal$/) ||
+					     ($val =~ /^$Octal$/ && length($val) ne 4))) {
 						ERROR("NON_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS",
 						      "Use 4 digit octal (0777) not decimal permissions\n" . "$here\n" . $stat_real);
 					}