diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index bb28b17..342c7c7 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3027,7 +3027,7 @@
 			my @compats = $rawline =~ /\"([a-zA-Z0-9\-\,\.\+_]+)\"/g;
 
 			my $dt_path = $root . "/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/";
-			my $vp_file = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.txt";
+			my $vp_file = $dt_path . "vendor-prefixes.yaml";
 
 			foreach my $compat (@compats) {
 				my $compat2 = $compat;
@@ -3042,7 +3042,7 @@
 
 				next if $compat !~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)\,/;
 				my $vendor = $1;
-				`grep -Eq "^$vendor\\b" $vp_file`;
+				`grep -Eq "\\"\\^\Q$vendor\E,\\.\\*\\":" $vp_file`;
 				if ( $? >> 8 ) {
 					WARN("UNDOCUMENTED_DT_STRING",
 					     "DT compatible string vendor \"$vendor\" appears un-documented -- check $vp_file\n" . $herecurr);