diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index f1e925d..10a0e03 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@
 	while (<$FILE>) {
 		chomp;
 		push(@rawlines, $_);
+		$vname = qq("$1") if ($filename eq '-' && $_ =~ m/^Subject:\s+(.+)/i);
 	}
 	close($FILE);