diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 79273003d5e7..7a28775274a5 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2459,9 +2459,9 @@ sub process {
 
 # Check for git id commit length and improperly formed commit descriptions
 		if ($in_commit_log && !$commit_log_possible_stack_dump &&
-		    $line !~ /^\s*(?:Link|Patchwork|http|BugLink):/i &&
+		    $line !~ /^\s*(?:Link|Patchwork|http|https|BugLink):/i &&
 		    ($line =~ /\bcommit\s+[0-9a-f]{5,}\b/i ||
-		     ($line =~ /\b[0-9a-f]{12,40}\b/i &&
+		     ($line =~ /(?:\s|^)[0-9a-f]{12,40}(?:[\s"'\(\[]|$)/i &&
 		      $line !~ /[\<\[][0-9a-f]{12,40}[\>\]]/i &&
 		      $line !~ /\bfixes:\s*[0-9a-f]{12,40}/i))) {
 			my $init_char = "c";